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Tapirulus hyracinus
Taxonomy
Tapirulus hyracinus was named by Gervais (1850). Its type specimen is MNHN LDB 206, a maxilla (left mandible with m2, m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Tapirulus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1850 | Tapirulus hyracinus Gervais |
| 2007 | Tapirulus hyracinus Erfurt and Metais p. 63 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Tapirulus hyracinus Gervais 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Blondel 1996 | |||||
Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priabonian | Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) | Tapirulus hyracinus (31744) | |
| Priabonian | France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) | Tapirulus hyracinus (31747) | |
| Priabonian | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) | Tapirulus hyracinus (12842 12852 12854 31765) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Belgium | Tapirulus hyracinus (31748 183666) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Germany | Tapirulus hyracinus (36984) |