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The result was merge to Tapir#Extinct species. ✗plicit 00:25, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
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According to Cerdeño and Ginsburg in 1988, the name Palaeotapirus was invalidated by Depéret in 1904 because the fossils were more closely related to those of Chasmotherium (not a tapirid), and he replaced the genus name for "Tapirus" helveticus with Paratapirus. While this should sound like an easy redirect, the issue is that there seems to be one later-described species Palaeotapirus xiejiaheensis that may still be pending a reassessment. Also, on a side note, "Palaeotapirus yagii" was reclassified to the new genus Plesiotapirus. Whether or not the page should be kept, renamed, or redirected on the basis of one species pending a reassessment is worth discussing. PrimalMustelid (talk) 00:17, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Biology and Organisms. PrimalMustelid (talk) 00:17, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 07:39, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
- Ideally merge somewhere. This is an interesting piece of historical trivia that, while insufficient to support an article on its own, should be kept in the encyclopedia precisely for the purpose of preventing a reader who sees this word "in the wild" from continuing down a dead end of searching for meaning. BD2412 T 01:53, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- Merge with Tapir#Extinct_species: Was a valid thing, has valid supporting refs, but doesn't merit a full article. Merge to where it can be discussed, then redirect to there. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:55, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- Merge if possible, or just Delete. Certainly no need to keep this as an invalid taxon. YorkshireExpat (talk) 15:02, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
- Merge if possible, or else Delete. Not a sufficiently notable dubious taxon to justify an article. Peter coxhead (talk) 06:39, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
- Merge as suggested. Bearian (talk) 10:14, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
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