Plesiotapirus 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

Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to M. W. Colbert 2005

See also Qiu et al. 1991

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Plesiotapirus yagii

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plesiotapirus in the database

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