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<i>Tapirus haysii</i>

Tapirus haysii

Extinct species of mammal

Tapirus haysii is an extinct species of tapir that inhabited North America during the early to middle Pleistocene Epoch (~2.5–1 Ma).[1] The fossil remains of two juvenile T. haysii were collected in Hillsborough County, Florida on August 31, 1963.[2] It was the second largest North American tapir; the first being T. merriami.[3]

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Taxonomy

Taprirus haysii is placed in the subgenus Helicotapirus, which also includes Tapirus veroensis and Tapirus lundeliusi.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tapirus haysii". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Tapirus copei Simpson | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution".
  3. [3]
    Kurtén, Björn. Pleistocene Mammals of North America. p. 293. ISBN 0231516967.
  4. [4]
    Hulbert, Richard Jr. (30 September 2010). "A new early Pleistocene tapir (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) from Florida, with a review of Blancan tapirs from the state" (PDF). Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 49 (3): 67–126.


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