Tapirus veroensis Sellards, 1918
Vero tapir
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tapirus excelsus Simpson, 1945; Tapirus tennesseae Hay, 1920; Tapirus veroensis sellardsi Simpson, 1929
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Americas
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: UF/FGS 277
Type locality: Vero, Florida, USA
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sellards, E. H. (1918). The skull of a Pleistocene tapir including description of a new species and a note on the associated fauna and flora. Florida Geological Survey, Annual Report 10: 57-70.
Other references:
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