UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PUBLICATIONS 



BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 



GEOLOGY 



Vol. 7, No. 9, pp. 169-175 Issued January 8, 1913 



TAPIR REMAINS FROM LATE CENOZOIC 

 BEDS OF THE PACIFIC COAST 

 REGION 



BY 



JOHN C. MEKRIAM 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introduction 169 



Specimen from Auriferous Gravels of California -.. 170 



Specimen from Marine Beds at Cape Blanco, Oregon 172 



Summary 175 



INTRODUCTION 



The only certainly known remains of Tapiridae from the 

 Pacific Coast province of North America consists of two speci- 

 mens. One is a single tooth obtained many years ago from the 

 Auriferous Gravels of California. The other specimen is a por- 

 tion of an upper jaw with teeth, recently discovered in marine 

 deposits near Cape Blanco, Oregon. As this material is of con- 

 siderable importance in a study of late Cenozoic history of the 

 Pacific Coast region, it is desirable to place on record such 

 information relating to it as is available. 



For the California specimen, which was presented to the 

 University some years ago, the writer is indebted to Dr. Wm. 

 J. Sinclair, through whom it was given to the University by Mr. 

 Benjamin Pownell. 



For the privilege of examining and describing the second 

 specimen the writer wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to 

 Mr. Frank M. Anderson and to Mr. Bruce Martin of the Cali- 

 fornia Academy of Sciences. 



