Plesiotapirus

<i>Plesiotapirus</i>

Plesiotapirus

Extinct genus of tapir

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

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


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