Plesiotapirus yagii Qiu et al. 1991 (tapir)

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

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