Thuliadanta mayri Eberle 2005 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Full reference: J. J. Eberle. 2005. A new 'tapir' from Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada - Implications for northern high latitude palaeobiogeography and tapir palaeobiology. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 227:311-322

Belongs to Thuliadanta according to J. J. Eberle 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CMN 30804, a maxilla. Its type locality is Ellesmere Island (Lower), which is in a Wasatchian deltaic horizon in the Margaret Formation of Canada.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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