†Hesperaletes borineyi 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
Belongs to Hesperaletes according to D. Lofgren et al. 2020
See also Colbert 2006
Sister taxon: Hesperaletes walshi
Type specimen: SDSNH 31326, a partial skull. Its type locality is College Boulevard Site 14 (SDSNH 3378), which is in an Uintan terrestrial siliciclastic in the Santiago Formation of California.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (6: California, Montana collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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