Tapirus priscus

Tapirus priscus; Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Tapiridae
Genus:	Tapirus
Species:	†T. priscus
Binomial name
	†Tapirus priscus; Kaup, 1833

Last updated October 06, 2025

Tapirus priscus is an extinct species of tapirid in the genus Tapirus that lived in Europe during the Late Miocene subepoch.

Palaeobiology

On the basis of the similarity of its occlusal surface area in both its mandibular and maxillary dental arcades to the modern Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus), it is believed that T. priscus fed on seeds.^[1]

References

↑ Pandolfi, Luca; Arranz, Sara G.; Almécija, Sergio; Galindo, Jordi; Luján, Àngel H.; Pina, Marta; Urciuoli, Alessandro; Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Alba, David M. (8 January 2025). "Late Miocene Tapiridae from Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula): taxonomic and paleoenvironmental implications". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology . 144 (1) 3. doi: 10.1186/s13358-024-00342-5 . ISSN 1664-2376.

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[1] Pandolfi, Luca; Arranz, Sara G.; Almécija, Sergio; Galindo, Jordi; Luján, Àngel H.; Pina, Marta; Urciuoli, Alessandro; Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Alba, David M. (8 January 2025). "Late Miocene Tapiridae from Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula): taxonomic and paleoenvironmental implications". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology . 144 (1) 3. doi: 10.1186/s13358-024-00342-5 . ISSN 1664-2376.

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