Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Alternative combination: Tapirus haysii
Synonym: Tapirus copei Simpson 1945
Belongs to Tapirus (Helicotapirus) according to R. C. Hulbert 2010
See also Colbert and Schoch 1998, Dalquest and Schultz 1992, Ferrero and Noriega 2007, Hulbert 1995, Jefferson 1989, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860, Olson 1940, Ray and Sanders 1984 and Slaughter 1966
Sister taxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus) lundeliusi, Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (32: California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia collections)
• Blancan of United States (3: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 35 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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