Tapirus cristatellus
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| Tapirus cristatellus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Tapiridae |
| Genus: | Tapirus |
| Species: | †T. cristatellus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tapirus cristatellus H. Winge, 1906 | |
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]
