Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: N. Cattoi. 1957. Una especie extinguida de Tapirus Brisson (Tapirus rioplatensis nov. sp.). Ameghiniana 57(3):15-21
Belongs to Tapirus according to E. C. Holanda and B. S. Ferrero 2013
See also Cattoi 1957
Sister taxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus), Tapirus (Megatapirus), Tapirus (Tapiralum), Tapirus antiquus, Tapirus arvernensis, Tapirus bairdii, 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 rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus tarijensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi
Type specimen: MACN 15.735, a partial skeleton (mandible with dentition, vertebras, pelvis elements). Its type locality is esquina Salguero y Arenales, CABA, which is in an Ensenadan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution: found only at esquina Salguero y Arenales, CABA
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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