Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Tapiroidea Genus Megatapirus Phylum Chordata Order Odd-toed ungulate | Class Mammalia Family Tapiridae Scientific name Megatapirus augustus Rank Species | |
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Similar Odd‑toed ungulate, Tapiridae, Protapirus, Stegodon, Heptodon | ||
The giant tapir (Megatapirus augustus) is an extinct tapir that lived in southern China and Vietnam. It appeared soon after the Early Pleistocene and survived until about the Holocene. It was larger than modern tapirs, being 2.1 metres (6.9 ft) long and 0.9 metres (3.0 ft) tall at the shoulders, and may have weighed up to 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).
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