Miotapirus

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iMiotapirus
Fossil range: Early Miocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Tapiridae
Genus: Miotapirus
Species: M. harrisonensis
Binomial name
Miotapirus harrisonensis
Schlaikjer, 1937

Miotapirus harrisonensis is an extinct species of tapir.

Physically Miotapirus was virtually identical to its modern relatives; with a length of 2 m (6 ft 8 in) it was even the same size. Most likely it was also nocturnal and very adaptable.

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