Tapirus webbi
Extinct species of tapir
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Tapirus webbi is an extinct species of tapir that once lived in North America during the Late Miocene subepoch.[1] It was originally believed to be identical to Tapirus simpsoni,[2] and it is known only from Alachua County and Levy County in northern Florida.[1]
| Tapirus webbi Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Tapiridae |
| Genus: | Tapirus |
| Species: | †T. webbi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tapirus webbi Hulbert, 2005 | |
Palaeoecology
At Love Bone Bed, the 87Sr/86Sr values for T. webbi were substantially higher than those of the equids and proboscideans. This almost certainly is reflective of the diet of T. webbi consisting of high amounts of aquatic plants.[3]
