†family Tapirulidae Cope 1879 (even-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tapirulidae

Parent taxon: Artiodactyla according to Cope 1879

Sister taxa: Antiacodontidae, Antiacodontinae, Bunomerycidae, Cainotherioidea, Choeropotamoidea, Climacoceratidae, Diacodexeidae, Dichobunoidea, Eolantianus, Erlianhyus, Eurytheriidae, Haplobunodontidae, Hsanotherium, Leptochoerinae, Merycoidodontoidea, Myanmarius, Neoselenodontia, Nonruminantia, Omnivora, Raphenacodus, Ruminantia, Ruminantiamorpha, Selenodontia, Suiformes, Suoidea, Tragulohyus, Trigonolestidae, Tylopoda, Entelodontoidea, Cetruminantia, Whippomorpha

Subtaxa: Obotherium Tapiruloides Tapirulus

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (1), Germany (1)

• Eocene of China (3), France (18), Germany (1), Switzerland (4)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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