†Paratapirus Depéret and Douxami 1902 (tapir)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Parent taxon: Tapiridae according to L. Scherler et al. 2011
See also Colbert 2005 and Sach and Heizmann 2001
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Paratapirus helvetius Paratapirus intermedius
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (3 collections), Germany (1), Switzerland (3)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Switzerland (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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