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{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
|name = ''Miotapirus''
|name = ''Miotapirus''
|fossil_range = {{fossilrange|33.9|20.6}} <small>Early [[Miocene]]</small>
|fossil_range = {{fossilrange|33.9|20.6}} <small>Early [[Oligocene]]-Early [[Miocene]]</small>
| image = Protapirus.JPG
| image = Protapirus.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_width = 250px

Revision as of 10:07, 4 May 2013

Miotapirus
Temporal range: 33.9–20.6 Ma Early Oligocene-Early Miocene
Skull
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Protapirus

Filhol (1877)
Species
  • Protapirus obliquidens (syn. Tanyops undans),
  • Protapirus simplex (syn. P. validus)
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