Tapirus copei
| Tapirus copei Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Superfamily: | Tapiroidea |
| Family: | Tapiridae Gray, 1821 |
| Genus: | Tapirus Brünnich, 1772 |
| Species: | T. copei |
| Binomial name | |
| Tapirus copei Simpson 1945[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tapirus haysii[2] | |
Tapirus copei, commonly known as Cope's Tapir, is an extinct species of tapir that inhabited North America during the Quaternary Period. The fossil remains of two juvenile Tapirus copei were collected in Hillsborough County, Florida on 31 August 1963.[3] It was the second largest North American tapir; the first being Tapirus merriami.[1]
References
- 1 2 Kurtén, Björn. Pleistocene Mammals of North America. p. 293. ISBN 0231516967.
- ↑ Hulbert Jr., Richard C. (30 September 2010). "A New Early Pleistocene Tapir (Mammalia: Perisso) From Florida, With A Review of Blancan Tapirs from the State" (PDF). Florida Museum of National History Bulletin. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ http://collections.si.edu/search/record/nmnhpaleobiology_3447081
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