Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Alternative combinations: Elasmognathus bairdii, Tapirella bairdi
Belongs to Tapirus according to B. S. Ferrero and J. I. Noriega 2007
See also Colbert 2005, Olson 1940 and Slaughter 1966
Sister taxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus), Tapirus (Megatapirus), Tapirus (Tapiralum), Tapirus antiquus, Tapirus arvernensis, Tapirus balkanicus, Tapirus californicus, Tapirus cristatellus, Tapirus greslebini, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus johnsoni, Tapirus kabomani, Tapirus merriami, Tapirus mesopotamicus, Tapirus oliverasi, Tapirus pinchaque, Tapirus polkensis, Tapirus priscus, Tapirus rioplatensis, Tapirus rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus tarijensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), Panama (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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