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Tapiravus validus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Taxonomy
Lophiodon validus was named by Marsh (1871).

It was recombined as Tapiravus validus by Marsh (1877), Hay (1902), Schlaikjer (1937), Gazin and Collins (1950), Olsen (1960), Schoch (1984), Colbert and Schoch (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Lophiodon validus Marsh
1877Tapiravus validus Marsh
1902Tapiravus validus Hay p. 628
1937Tapiravus validus Schlaikjer
1950Tapiravus validus Gazin and Collins p. 11
1960Tapiravus validus Olsen p. 164
1984Tapiravus validus Schoch p. 4 figs. 1A
1998Tapiravus validus Colbert and Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyTapiroideaGill 1872
familyTapiridae()
genusTapiravus
speciesvalidus(Marsh 1871)

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.

†Tapiravus validus Marsh 1871
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. M. Schoch 1984Smallest known species of Tapiravus; approximately 15-20% smaller in linear dental measurements than T polkensis
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:30:56
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:30:56
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Carroll 1988

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Tapiravus validus (18587)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Maryland) Tapiravus validus (45493)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Tapiravus validus (18518)