Paratapirus
Extinct genus of tapir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paratapirus is an extinct genus of tapir known from the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene of Europe.
Quick Facts Paratapirus Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Early Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Paratapirus | |
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Paratapirus intermedius mandible | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Tapiridae |
Genus: | †Paratapirus Depéret & Douxami, 1902[1] |
Type species | |
†Paratapirus helveticus Meyer, 1867 | |
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