Protapirus
Miotapirus Temporal range: Miocene
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Genus: | Protapirus Filhol (1877)
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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