Tapirus_rioplatensis

<i>Tapirus rioplatensis</i>

Tapirus rioplatensis

Species of mammal

Tapirus rioplatensis is an extinct species of tapir that lived in South American swamps and forests during the Pleistocene and was probably the ancestor of all South American tapirs alive today.[1][2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Cattoi, N. (1957). Una especie extinguida de Tapirus Brisson (T. rioplantensis nov. sp.). Ameghiniana 1: 15–21.
  2. [2]
    Ferrero, B. S., Brandoni, D., Noriega, J. I., & Carlini, A. A. (2007). Mamíferos de la Formación El Palmar (Pleistoceno tardío) de la provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 9(2), 109–117.


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