Tapirus cristatellus

[Melanie]

Winge (1906) described T. cristatellus on the basis of a
large skull from the late Pleistocene–Holocene of Minas
Gerais State, Brazil, with flat frontals and parietals and latefused
sutures. The validity of this species was questioned by
Paula-Couto (1979) and Tonni (1992), but it was recognized
by Cartelle (1999) and Holanda et al. (2007) based on new
finds.

www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1644/10-MAMM-A-144.1

[Melanie]

Winge (1906) described T.
cristatellus, from the late Pleistocene deposits of Lagoa Santa,
Minas Gerais, based on cranial, dental and postcranial
remains. This species was later considered a synonym of T.
terrestris (Paula Couto, 1979), but recently Cartelle (1999),
based on new material, supported its validity

www.sbpbrasil.org/revista/edicoes/9_2/RBP9-2-cozzuol.pdf

[Melanie]

Here is thefirst description by Herluf Winge (1906) in the Danish language:

www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/53198#page/56/mode/1up

[surroundx]

The link in the first post links to an abstract for the article which describes T. rondoniensis.

[Melanie]

Mar 12, 2011 8:19:07 GMT surroundx said:

The link in the first post links to an abstract for the article which describes T. rondoniensis.

Yes, i know. The small part about T. cristatellus above is copied from that article.

[Sebbe]

Reappraisal of the Genus Tapirus (Perissodactyla, Tapiridae): Systematics and Phylogenetic Affinities of the South American Tapirs

The record of the genus Tapirus in South America is associated with the faunistic events of the Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI). The taxon is considered an immigrant of Holarctic origin. Although remains are scarce and incomplete during the Pleistocene, an analysis of these materials allowed us to consider valid seven fossil species : Tapirus tarijensis, T. cristatellus, T. greslebini, T. rioplatensis, T. oliverasi, T. mesopotamicus, and T. rondoniensis. A phylogenetic analysis was carried out in order to elucidate the relationships of the American fossil and extant species. Our result is consistent with a paraphyletic hypothesis for South American tapirs and suggests that a second dispersal event would have occurred from South America to North America, of a form closely related to T. cristatellus, resulting in the derived forms of North America.

link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10914-012-9196-z