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Tapirus rioplatensis Temporal range: 2–1 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Tapiridae
Genus:	Tapirus
Species:	†T. rioplatensis
Binomial name
†Tapirus rioplatensis Cattoi, 1957

Tapirus rioplatensis is an extinct species of tapir that lived in South American swamps and forests during the Pleistocene and was probably the ancestor of all South American tapirs alive today.

References

1. Cattoi, N. (1957). Una especie extinguida de Tapirus Brisson (T. rioplantensis nov. sp.). Ameghiniana 1: 15–21.
2. Ferrero, B. S., Brandoni, D., Noriega, J. I., & Carlini, A. A. (2007). Mamíferos de la Formación El Palmar (Pleistoceno tardío) de la provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 9(2), 109–117.

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