Extinct species of tapir
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.[1]
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