Protapirus cetinensis Cerdeno and Ginsburg 1988 (tapir)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Full reference: E. Cerdeno and L. Ginsburg. 1988. Les Tapiridae (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) de l'Oligocene et du Miocene Inferieur Europeens. Annales de Paleontologie 74(2):71-96

Belongs to Protapirus according to E. Cerdeno and L. Ginsburg 1988

Sister taxa: Protapirus aginensis, Protapirus bavaricus, Protapirus douvillei, Protapirus gromovae, Protapirus obliquidens, Protapirus priscus, Protapirus simplex

Type specimen: MPZ-CE3-1 to MPZ-CE3-6, a maxilla (maxillae and teeth)

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Cetina de Aragon (Miocene of Spain)

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