Tapirus mesopotamicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Tapiroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Perissodactyla Subordo: Ceratomorpha Superfamilia: Tapiroidea

Familia: Tapiridae
Genus: Tapirus
Species: †Tapirus mesopotamicus

Name

Tapirus mesopotamicus Ferrero & Noriega, 2007

Type locality: Arroyo Feliciano Formation; "north bank of the Ensenada stream, at 15 kilometers east of Diamante city, Department of Diamante, Entre Rios Province, Argentina".

Holotype: CICYTTP-PV-M-1

References

Primary references

• Ferrero, B.S. & Noriega, J.I. 2007. A new Upper Pleistocene tapir from Argentina: remarks on the phylogenetics and diversification of neotropical Tapiridae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(2): 504–511. DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[504:ANUPTF]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

Links

• Tapirus mesopotamicus – Taxon details on Fossilworks.