Miotapirus

Miotapirus harrisonensis is an extinct species of tapir lived during the early Miocene Epoch some 20 million years ago in North America.

Miotapirus Temporal range: Early Miocene
Skull diagram
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Tapiridae
Genus:	†Miotapirus Schlaikjer, 1937
Species:	†M. harrisonensis
Binomial name
†Miotapirus harrisonensis Schlaikjer, 1937

Physically, Miotapirus was virtually identical to its modern relatives; with a length of 2 m (6 ft 8 in) it was approximately the same size as well. Most likely it was also nocturnal and very adaptable.^[1]