Physically Miotapirus was virtually identical to its modern relatives; with a length of 2 m (6 ft 8 in) it was even the same size. Most likely it was also nocturnal and very adaptable.[1]
References
^Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 261. ISBN1-84028-152-9.
miotapirus, harrisonensis, extinct, species, tapir, lived, during, early, miocene, epoch, some, million, years, north, america, temporal, range, early, miocenescientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass, mammaliaorder, perissodactylafamily. Miotapirus harrisonensis is an extinct species of tapir lived during the early Miocene Epoch some 20 million years ago in North America MiotapirusTemporal range Early MioceneScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder PerissodactylaFamily TapiridaeGenus MiotapirusSchlaikjer 1937Species M harrisonensisBinomial name Miotapirus harrisonensisSchlaikjer 1937Physically Miotapirus was virtually identical to its modern relatives with a length of 2 m 6 ft 8 in it was even the same size Most likely it was also nocturnal and very adaptable 1 References Edit Palmer D ed 1999 The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals London Marshall Editions p 261 ISBN 1 84028 152 9 This prehistoric odd toed ungulate related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miotapirus amp oldid 1041202025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
