Protapirus fossil map
Where fossils of Protapirus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 30 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 37.71–15.98 million years ago (Priabonian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Tapiridae |
| Named by | Filhol 1877 |
| Fossil records | 38 occurrences at 16 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Kazakhstan |
| Rock formations | txn:43129, Brule, Rosebud, Bohlen, Ebnater Schichten, Wintersberg Schichten |
About Protapirus
Protapirus (Latin: "before" (pro), + Brazilian Indian: "tapir" (tapira)) is an extinct genus of tapir known from the Oligocene and Miocene of North America and Eurasia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Protapirus (revision 1336992232), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q7251183.
