Tapirus mesopotamicus Ferrero & Noriega, 2007
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Argentina
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Ferrero, B. S. and Noriega, J. I. (2007). A new upper Pleistocene tapir from Argentina: remarks on the phylogenetics and diversification of neotropical Tapiridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2): 504-511.
Other references:
van Linden, Lisa et al. (2022). Sagittal crest morphology decoupled from relative bite performance in Pleistocene tapirs (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae). Integrative Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12627