Tapirus_cristatellus

<i>Tapirus cristatellus</i>

Tapirus cristatellus

Extinct species of mammal

Tapirus cristatellus is an extinct species of tapir from the Pleistocene of South America. Remains are known from Brazil, specifically the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia.[1]

Quick Facts Tapirus cristatellus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...

The now extinct tapirs of Pleistocene North America may have been derived from T. cristatellus.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Holanda, E.C.; Rincón, A.D. (2012). "Tapirs from the Pleistocene of Venezuela". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 57 (3): 463–473. doi:10.4202/app.2011.0001.
  2. [2]
    Holanda, E.C.; Ferrero, B.S. (2012). "Reappraisal of the Genus Tapirus (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae): Systematics and Phylogenetic Affinities of the South American Tapirs". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 20: 33–44. doi:10.1007/s10914-012-9196-z. hdl:11336/18792.


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