†Hesperaletes Colbert 2006 (odd-toed ungulate)
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Full reference: M. W. Colbert. 2006. Hesperaletes (Mammalia : Perissodactyla), a new tapiroid from the middle Eocene of southern California. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(3):697-711
Parent taxon: Tapiroidea according to M. W. Colbert 2006
See also Lofgren et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Cambaylophus, Deperetellidae, Euryletes, Haagella, Helaletes, Helaletidae, Heptodon, Heptodontidae, Tapiridae, Thuliadanta
Subtaxa: Hesperaletes borineyi Hesperaletes walshi
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (18: California, Montana collections)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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