†Plesiotapirus yagii Qiu et al. 1991 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: Z.-X. Qiu, D.-F. Yan, and B. Sun. 1991. A new genus of Tapiridae from Shanwang, Shandong. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 29(2):119-135
Belongs to Plesiotapirus according to Z.-X. Qiu et al. 1991
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: "possibly kept at Tohoku Imperial University", a mandible (left lower jaw with P2-M2 plus isolated M3 likely from same individual)
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plesiotapirus yagii in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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