Nyctereutes abdeslami
Nyctereutes abdeslami Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Nyctereutes |
Species: | †N. abdeslami |
Binomial name | |
†Nyctereutes abdeslami Geraads, 1997[1] |
Nyctereutes abdeslami is an extinct relative of the raccoon dog from the Pliocene.[2] A jaw from the species was found in Morocco. Scientists have noticed that Nyctereutes abdeslami had much larger molars than other species of its genus, suggesting a larger body.
References
[edit]- ^ Geraads, D (1997). "Carnivores du Pliocene terminal de Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc)". Géobios. 30: 127–164. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(97)80263-X.
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Nyctereutes abdeslami