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Plesiotapirus

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Plesiotapirus
Temporal range: Early Miocene
Plesiotapirus yagii skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Tapiridae
Genus: †Plesiotapirus
Qiu, Yan & Sun, 1991[1]
Species:
†P. yagii
Binomial name
†Plesiotapirus yagii
Matsumoto, 1921

Plesiotapirus is an extinct genus of tapir from the Miocene of Asia. A single species is usually considered valid, Plesiotapirus yagii.

It was first described in 1921 based on fragmentary dental remains found in Japan. Fossils of P. yagii were originally classified under the defunct genus Palaeotapirus. Better material, including a complete skull, were found in China and in 1991 the genus Plesiotapirus was erected.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Plesiotapirus". Biolib.
  2. ^ Fortelius, Mikael (2013). Fossil Mammals of Asia: Neogene Biostratigraphy and Chronology. Columbia University Press. pp. 317–318. ISBN 9780231150125.


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