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Tapirulidae

Osteichthyes - Tapirulidae

Taxonomy
Tapirulidae was named by Cope (1879).

It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Cope (1879).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Tapirulidae Cope

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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
familyTapirulidaeCope 1879

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.

Fm. †Tapirulidae Cope 1879
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G. †Obotherium Bai et al. 2023
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†Obotherium parvum Bai et al. 2023
†Obotherium tongi Bai et al. 2023
G. †Tapiruloides Bai et al. 2023
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†Tapiruloides usuensis Bai et al. 2023
G. †Tapirulus Gervais 1850
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†Tapirulus depereti Stehlin 1910
†Tapirulus hyracinus Gervais 1850
†Tapirulus majori Stehlin 1910
†Tapirulus perrierensis Sudre 1978
†Tapirulus schlosseri Stehlin 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1 kgs
Minimum body mass: 1 kgs
Body mass estimate: 1 kg
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Legendre 1988, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Alsace Region) Tapirulus majori (31609)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Tapirulus majori (31735 31762)
MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Tapirulus depereti (184174)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland Tapirulus schlosseri (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Tapirulus schlosseri (31736)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Tapirulus depereti (31741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Tapirulus depereti (31720) Tapirulus majori (31718)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Tapirulus sp. (182607)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Tapirulus schlosseri (12840)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) Tapirulus perrierensis (12850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Tapirulus hyracinus (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Tapirulus perrierensis (12853)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Tapirulus hyracinus (31744)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Tapirulus hyracinus (12842 12852 12854 31765) Tapirulus perrierensis (12841 12849 31745) Tapirulus schlosseri (31740)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Tapirulus sp. (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Tapirulus hyracinus (36984)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Belgium Tapirulus hyracinus (31748 183666)