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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|last1=1871-1930.|first1=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.|language=en-US|hdl=2246/1308}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/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|last1=Janis|first1=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 species of [[tapir]] that lived in southern [[China]], with reports suggesting it also lived in [[Taiwan]],<ref>http://www2.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/file/3111QQPWEMU.pdf</ref> [[Java]] and [[Vietnam]]. Evidence suggests that the species first appeared in the [[Early Pleistocene]] and possibly survived 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}}. The species was also placed in its own genus of ''Megatapirus'', however, it 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|last1=1871-1930.|first1=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.|language=en-US|hdl=2246/1308}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/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|last1=Janis|first1=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 species of [[tapir]] that lived in southern [[China]], with reports suggesting it also lived in [[Taiwan]],<ref>http://www2.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/file/3111QQPWEMU.pdf</ref> [[Java]], [[Vietnam]], and potentially on [[Borneo]].<ref name=chazine>{{cite journal|last=Chazine|first=J.-M.|pages=219–230|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/5105503.pdf|volume=44|issue=1|date=2005|journal=Asian Perspectives|title=Rock art, burials, and habitations: Caves in East Kalimantan|doi=10.1353/asi.2005.0006|hdl=10125/17232|s2cid=53372873}}</ref> Evidence suggests that the species first appeared in the [[Early Pleistocene]] and possibly survived 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}}. The species was also placed in its own genus of ''Megatapirus'', however, it is now conventionally placed within ''[[Tapirus]]''.<ref name="1871-1930. 1923"/><ref name=scienceblogs/>


==References==
==References==

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Giant tapir
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to early Holocene[1][2]
fossil skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Tapiridae
Genus: Tapirus
Species:
T. augustus
Binomial name
Tapirus augustus
Matthew & Granger, 1923
Synonyms
  • Megatapirus augustus (Matthew & Granger, 1923)
A restoration of Tapirus augustus

The giant tapir (Tapirus augustus)[3][4][5] is an extinct species of tapir that lived in southern China, with reports suggesting it also lived in Taiwan,[6] Java, Vietnam, and potentially on Borneo.[7] Evidence suggests that the species first appeared in the Early Pleistocene and possibly survived 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). The species was also placed in its own genus of Megatapirus, however, it is now conventionally placed within Tapirus.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The biggest tapir". Tetrapod Zoology. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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". hdl:2246/1308. {{cite journal}}: |last1= has numeric name (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Fossilworks: Tapirus (Megatapirus) augustus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  6. ^ http://www2.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/file/3111QQPWEMU.pdf
  7. ^ Chazine, J.-M. (2005). "Rock art, burials, and habitations: Caves in East Kalimantan" (PDF). Asian Perspectives. 44 (1): 219–230. doi:10.1353/asi.2005.0006. hdl:10125/17232. S2CID 53372873.


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