| Tapirus webbi Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Tapiridae |
| Genus: | Tapirus |
| Species: | †T. webbi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tapirus webbi Hulbert, 2005 | |
Tapirus webbi is an extinct species of tapir that once lived in North America during the Late Miocene era. [1]
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