Deperetellidae

Deperetellidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Superfamily: Tapiroidea
Family: Deperetellidae
Radinsky, 1965
Genera

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

References

  1. 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.


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