Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 93968
Alternative combinations: Elasmognathus bairdii, Tapirella bairdi
Belongs to Tapirus according to B. S. Ferrero and J. I. Noriega 2007
Sister taxa: Tapirus (Helicotapirus), Tapirus (Megatapirus), Tapirus (Tapiralum), Tapirus antiquus, Tapirus arvernensis, Tapirus balkanicus, Tapirus indicus, Tapirus johnsoni, Tapirus merriami, Tapirus mesopotamicus, Tapirus olivaresi, Tapirus pinchaque, Tapirus polkensis, Tapirus priscus, Tapirus rondoniensis, Tapirus sanyuanensis, Tapirus simpsoni, Tapirus sinensis, Tapirus terrestris, Tapirus webbi
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 325.0, humerus length 250.0, radius length 215.0, scapula length 255.0, tibia length 245.0
Estimated body mass: 68.5 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length