Protapirus
| Protapirus Temporal range: 33.9–20.6 Ma | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Superfamily: | Tapiroidea |
| Family: | Tapiridae |
| Genus: | Protapirus Filhol (1877) |
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Restoration of P. validus
Protapirus robustus jaw
Protapirus is an extinct genus of tapir. Fossil specimens of this genus have been found in North America and Europe.[1]
References
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
- The Beginning of the Age of Mammals by Kenneth D. Rose
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