Tapirus priscus is an extinct species of tapirid in the genus Tapirus that lived in Europe during the Late Miocene subepoch.
| Tapirus priscus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Tapiridae |
| Genus: | Tapirus |
| Species: | †T. priscus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tapirus priscus Kaup, 1833 | |
Palaeobiology
editOn the basis of the similarity of its occlusal surface area in both its mandibular and maxillary dental arcades to the modern Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), it is believed that T. priscus fed on seeds.[1]
References
edit- ↑ Pandolfi, Luca; Arranz, Sara G.; Almécija, Sergio; Galindo, Jordi; Luján, Àngel H.; Pina, Marta; Urciuoli, Alessandro; Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Alba, David M. (8 January 2025). "Late Miocene Tapiridae from Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula): taxonomic and paleoenvironmental implications". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 144 (1) 3. doi:10.1186/s13358-024-00342-5. hdl:11568/1299347. ISSN 1664-2376.
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