Tapirus lundeliusi explained

Tapirus lundeliusi is an extinct species of tapir that lived in Florida in the early Pleistocene.[1] It was similar in size and shape to the still-living mountain tapir (T. pinchaque), with an estimated weight of 203 kg [2]

Taxonomy

Taprirus haysii is placed in the subgenus Helicotapirus, which also includes Tapirus veroensis and Tapirus haysii.

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/184/2/499/4994732

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