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Tapirulus hyracinus

Osteichthyes - Tapirulidae

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
YearName and author
1850Tapirulus hyracinus Gervais
2007Tapirulus hyracinus Erfurt and Metais p. 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyTapirulidaeCope 1879
genusTapirulusGervais 1850
specieshyracinusGervais 1850

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
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: folivoreg
Diet 2: frugivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:36:42
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:36:42
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, 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
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Tapirulus hyracinus (12842 12852 12854 31765)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Tapirulus hyracinus (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Tapirulus hyracinus (31744)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Tapirulus hyracinus (36984)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Belgium Tapirulus hyracinus (31748 183666)