Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1902. Notas sobre algunos mamíferos fósiles nuevos ó poco conocidos del Valle de Tarija. Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 3(1):225-261
Belongs to Tapirus according to F. Ameghino 1902
See also Holanda and Ferrero 2013
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 rioplatensis, Tapirus rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi
Type specimen: MACN 1523, a mandible (a left dentary with the p2-4). Its type locality is Tarija, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial horizon in the Tarija Formation of Bolivia.
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution: found only at Tarija
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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