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Catalog Data

Collector:
J. M. Dow  Search this
Preparation:
Skull
Sex:
Unknown
Stage:
Nearly Adult
Type Citation:
Gill, T. 1870. A new species of tapir from Guatemala. 50 142.
Type Status:
Lectotype
Place:
[restricted by Hershkovitz (1954:490) to Pacific slope], Guatemala, North America
Notes:
Lectotype designated by Lyon and Osgood (1909:26), erroneously attributed to Poole and Schantz (1942:233) by Hershkovitz (1954:490).
Record Last Modified:
8 Jun 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Perissodactyla, Tapiridae
Published Name:
Tapirella bairdii
Tapirus bairdii
Elasmognathus dowii Gill, 1870
Accession Number:
000000
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 1
USNM Number:
A11278
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3df3da555-636d-4280-a01c-c232c6322c8f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7422193