''Tapirus simpsoni'' is an extinct species of
tapir that lived in
Nebraska during the
Pliocene epoch.
''Tapirus simpsoni'' was described in 1975 together with ''
Tapirus johnsoni
''Tapirus johnsoni'' is an extinct species of tapir that lived in Nebraska during the Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 '', and was larger than it. Late Miocene fossils from
Florida were considered to have belonged to ''T. simpsoni'' until 2005, when they were reclassified as belonging to a new species, ''
Tapirus webbi''.
References
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Prehistoric tapirs
Pliocene mammals of North America
Pliocene odd-toed ungulates