Tapirus greslebini
Species of mammal
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Tapirus greslebini is an extinct species of tapir that lived in South America during the Pleistocene.
| Tapirus greslebini Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Tapiridae |
| Genus: | Tapirus |
| Species: | †T. greslebini |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tapirus greslebini Rusconi, 1934 | |
It was originally described by Carlos Rusconi in 1934, from remains collected in the Puelchense sands of Villa Ballester in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]
T. greslebini is one of seven Pleistocene South American tapirs to be considered valid.[2]
