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| synonyms = *''Megatapirus augustus'' <small>Matthew & Granger; 1923</small> |
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[[File:MegatapirusDB.jpg|left|thumb|A restoration of ''Tapirus augustus'']] |
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The '''giant tapir''' (''Tapirus augustus'')<ref name="1871-1930. 1923">{{Cite journal|last=1871-1930.|first=Matthew, William Diller,|last2=1872-1941.|first2=Granger, Walter,|last3=1884-1960.|first3=Andrews, Roy Chapman,|last4=(1921-1930)|first4=Central Asiatic Expeditions|date=1923|title=New fossil mammals from the Pliocene of Sze-chuan, China. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 48, article 17.|url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/1308|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-RgojcDyWYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Megatapirus&f=false|title=Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals|last=Janis|first=Christine M.|last2=Scott|first2=Kathleen M.|last3=Jacobs|first3=Louis L.|date=1998-05-28|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521355193|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=192846|title=Fossilworks: Tapirus (Megatapirus) augustus|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref> is an extinct [[tapir]] that lived in southern [[China]], reports also suggest it also lived in [[Java]] and [[Vietnam]]. It appeared in the [[Early Pleistocene]] and perhaps survived up until the early [[Holocene]].<ref name=tong /><ref name=scienceblogs>{{Cite news|url=http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2009/09/03/the-biggest-tapir/|title=The biggest tapir|work=Tetrapod Zoology|access-date=2017-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref> It was larger on average than modern tapirs, estimations range from {{convert|2.1|m|ft}} long and {{convert|0.9|m|ft}} tall at the shoulders to {{convert|3.5|m|ft}} long, and {{convert|1.5|m|ft}} metres tall at the shoulders. It may have weighed up to {{convert|500|kg|lb}}. Originally placed in its own subgenus ''Megatapirus'', the species is now conventionally placed within ''[[Tapirus]]''.<ref name="1871-1930. 1923"/><ref name=scienceblogs/> |
The '''giant tapir''' (''Tapirus augustus'')<ref name="1871-1930. 1923">{{Cite journal|last=1871-1930.|first=Matthew, William Diller,|last2=1872-1941.|first2=Granger, Walter,|last3=1884-1960.|first3=Andrews, Roy Chapman,|last4=(1921-1930)|first4=Central Asiatic Expeditions|date=1923|title=New fossil mammals from the Pliocene of Sze-chuan, China. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 48, article 17.|url=http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/1308|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=I-RgojcDyWYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=Megatapirus&f=false|title=Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals|last=Janis|first=Christine M.|last2=Scott|first2=Kathleen M.|last3=Jacobs|first3=Louis L.|date=1998-05-28|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521355193|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=192846|title=Fossilworks: Tapirus (Megatapirus) augustus|website=fossilworks.org|access-date=2017-07-18}}</ref> is an extinct [[tapir]] that lived in southern [[China]], reports also suggest it also lived in [[Java]] and [[Vietnam]]. It appeared in the [[Early Pleistocene]] and perhaps survived up until the early [[Holocene]].<ref name=tong /><ref name=scienceblogs>{{Cite news|url=http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2009/09/03/the-biggest-tapir/|title=The biggest tapir|work=Tetrapod Zoology|access-date=2017-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref> It was larger on average than modern tapirs, estimations range from {{convert|2.1|m|ft}} long and {{convert|0.9|m|ft}} tall at the shoulders to {{convert|3.5|m|ft}} long, and {{convert|1.5|m|ft}} metres tall at the shoulders. It may have weighed up to {{convert|500|kg|lb}}. Originally placed in its own subgenus ''Megatapirus'', the species is now conventionally placed within ''[[Tapirus]]''.<ref name="1871-1930. 1923"/><ref name=scienceblogs/> |
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The giant tapir (Tapirus augustus)[3][4][5] is an extinct tapir that lived in southern China, reports also suggest it also lived in Java and Vietnam. It appeared in the Early Pleistocene and perhaps survived up until the early Holocene.[2][1] It was larger on average than modern tapirs, estimations range from 2.1 metres (6.9 ft) long and 0.9 metres (3.0 ft) tall at the shoulders to 3.5 metres (11 ft) long, and 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) metres tall at the shoulders. It may have weighed up to 500 kilograms (1,100 lb). Originally placed in its own subgenus Megatapirus, the species is now conventionally placed within Tapirus.[3][1]
References
- ^ a b c "The biggest tapir". Tetrapod Zoology. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ a b Haowen, Tong, Liu Jinyi, and Han Ligang. "On fossil remains of early Pleistocene tapir (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) from Fanchang, Anhui." Chinese Science Bulletin 47.7 (2002): 586-590.
- ^ a b 1871-1930., Matthew, William Diller,; 1872-1941., Granger, Walter,; 1884-1960., Andrews, Roy Chapman,; (1921-1930), Central Asiatic Expeditions (1923). "New fossil mammals from the Pliocene of Sze-chuan, China. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 48, article 17".
{{cite journal}}:|last=has numeric name (help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Janis, Christine M.; Scott, Kathleen M.; Jacobs, Louis L. (1998-05-28). Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521355193.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Tapirus (Megatapirus) augustus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
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