| the occurrence of an abdominal fauna in an articulated tapir (tapirus polkensis) from the late miocene gray fossil site, northeastern tennessee. | the analysis of samples recovered from the abdominal area of an articulated tapir (tapirus polkensis) from the late miocene (4.5-7 million bp) gray fossil site (gfs) revealed a rich palyno-fauna comprised of about 94% egg/oocyst-like structures and 6% pollen and other palynomorphs. in addition, a group of 6 hickory nuts (carya) was recovered from the same area suggesting that the samples represent the abdominal contents. the analysis of a sample from immediately outside the tapir produced a samp ... | 0 | 23586562 |