Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Alternative combination: Tapiravus polkensis
Full reference: S. J. Olsen. 1960. Age and faunal relationships of Tapiravus remains from Florida. Journal of Paleontology 34(1):164-167
Belongs to Tapirus according to R. C. Hulbert 2010
See also Alroy 2002, Ferrero and Noriega 2007, Hulbert et al. 2009, Olsen 1960 and Schoch 1984
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 priscus, Tapirus rioplatensis, Tapirus rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus tarijensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi
Type specimen: FGS V-5941, a tooth (upper left P4). Its type locality is Agrico Pierce Mine, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Florida.
Ecology: amphibious browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Hemphillian of United States (8: Florida, Tennessee)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of United States (2: Nebraska)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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