Deperetellidae

Deperetellidae is an extinct family of herbivorous odd-toed ungulates containing the genera Bahinolophus, Deperetella, Irenolophus,[1] and Teleolophus. Their closest living relatives are tapirs.[2]

Deperetellidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Superfamily:
Tapiroidea
Family:
†Deperetellidae

Radinsky, 1965
Genera

References
  1. Bai, B.; Meng, J.; et al. (November 2019). "A new early Eocene deperetellid tapiroid illuminates the origin of Deperetellidae and the pattern of premolar molarization in Perissodactyla". PLoS One. 14 (11): e0225045. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225045.
  2. Tsubamoto, T., Egi, N., Takai, M., Sein, C., and Maung, M. (2005). "Middle Eocene ungulate mammals from Myanmar: A review with description of new specimens" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 50 (1): 117–138.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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