It was an error by early RLDS members of a Church who incorrectly placed The Book of Mormon in the entire hemisphere. The idea of it being restricted to Central America was by a private member of that RLDS Church which has been used to the present day by 1978 FARMS and its scattered remnants in 2023.
Just because some dopey Utah organizations claim Tapirs were Nephite horses, doesn’t make fiction out The Book of Mormon.
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Jawbone, thanks, it helps when you say what you think.