Tapirus haysii explained

Tapirus haysii, commonly known as Cope's tapir,^[1] is an extinct species of tapir that inhabited North America during the early to middle Pleistocene Epoch (~2.5–1 Ma).^[2] The fossil remains of two juvenile T. haysii were collected in Hillsborough County, Florida on August 31, 1963.^[3] It was the second largest North American tapir; the first being T. merriami.^[4]

Taxonomy

Taprirus haysii is placed in the subgenus Helicotapirus, which also includes Tapirus veroensis and Tapirus lundeliusi.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tapirus copei Simpson, 1945: Cope's tapir. The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database. 25 June 2024.
2. Web site: Tapirus haysii . 12 March 2017 . Florida Museum of Natural History.
3. Web site: Tapirus copei Simpson | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution.
4. Book: Kurtén, Björn. Pleistocene Mammals of North America. 0231516967. 293. Columbia University Press .
5. Hulbert . Richard Jr. . September 30, 2010 . A new early Pleistocene tapir (Mammalia: Perissodactyla) from Florida, with a review of Blancan tapirs from the state . Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History . 49 . 3 . 67–126. 10.58782/flmnh.ezjr9001 .