Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Alternative combination: Protapirus robustus
Full reference: W. J. Sinclair. 1901. The Discovery of a new fossil tapir in Oregon. The Journal of Geology 9(8):702-707
Belongs to Nexuotapirus according to L. B. Albright 1998
See also Sinclair 1901
Sister taxon: Nexuotapirus marslandensis
Type specimen: UCMP M 934, a partial skeleton (comprises several superior incisors; the lower jaw lacking th posterior portion, with representatives of all the inferior denti- tion excepting the canines and )
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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