Tapirus webbi

Tapirus webbi; Temporal range: 9.5–8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Late Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Tapiridae
Genus:	Tapirus
Species:	†T. webbi
Binomial name
	†Tapirus webbi; Hulbert, 2005

Last updated August 26, 2025

Tapirus webbi is an extinct species of tapir that once lived in North America during the Late Miocene sub-epoch.^[1] It was originally believed to be identical to Tapirus simpsoni ^[2] and is known only from Alachua County and Levy County in northern Florida.^[1]

References

1 2 Hulbert Jr., Richard C. (12 May 2015) [Originally published 14 October 2012]. "Tapirus webbi". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
↑ Hulbert Jr., Richard C. (2005). "Late Miocene Tapirus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Florida, with Description of a New Species, Tapirus webbi". Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 45 (4): 465–494. doi: 10.58782/flmnh.pdqo4742 .

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[fmnh2015-1] 1 2 Hulbert Jr., Richard C. (12 May 2015) [Originally published 14 October 2012]. "Tapirus webbi". Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 August 2025.

[2] Hulbert Jr., Richard C. (2005). "Late Miocene Tapirus (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Florida, with Description of a New Species, Tapirus webbi". Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 45 (4): 465–494. doi: 10.58782/flmnh.pdqo4742 .

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