Siamogale
| Siamogale | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Lutrinae |
| Genus: | †Siamogale Ginsburg, Ingavat & Tassy, 1983 |
| Species | |
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†S. melilutra (Wang et al. 2017) | |
Siamogale is an extinct genus of giant otter from the late Miocene of Asia. Two species are currently known.[1]
References
- ↑ Xiaoming Wang; et al. "A new otter of giant size, Siamogale melilutra sp. nov. (Lutrinae: Mustelidae: Carnivora), from the latest Miocene Shuitangba site in north-eastern Yunnan, south-western China, and a total-evidence phylogeny of lutrines". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. doi:10.1080/14772019.2016.1267666.
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