†Tapirulus Gervais 1850 (even-toed ungulate)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Tapirulidae
Parent taxon: Tapirulidae according to B. Bai et al. 2023
See also Erfurt and Metais 2007, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Scott 1883
Sister taxa: Obotherium, Tapiruloides
Subtaxa: Tapirulus depereti Tapirulus hyracinus Tapirulus majori Tapirulus perrierensis Tapirulus schlosseri
Type: Tapirulus hyracinus
Ecology: ground dwelling folivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (1), Germany (1)
• Eocene of France (18), Germany (1), Switzerland (4)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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