Tapirus cristatellus explained

Tapirus cristatellus is an extinct species of tapir from the Pleistocene of South America. Remains are known from Brazil, specifically the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia.[1]

The now extinct tapirs of Pleistocene North America may have been derived from T. cristatellus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Holanda . E.C. . Rincón . A.D. . Tapirs from the Pleistocene of Venezuela . Acta Palaeontologica Polonica . 2012 . 57 . 3 . 463–473 . 10.4202/app.2011.0001 . free .
  2. Holanda . E.C. . Ferrero . B.S. . Reappraisal of the Genus Tapirus (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae): Systematics and Phylogenetic Affinities of the South American Tapirs . Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 2012 . 20 . 33–44 . 10.1007/s10914-012-9196-z. 11336/18792 . free .

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