Enhydriodon africanus Stromer 1931 (otter)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Belongs to Enhydriodon according to G. F. Willemsen 1992

See also Hendey 1974 and Repenning 1976

Sister taxa: Amyxodon, Enhydriodon aethiopicus, Enhydriodon dikikae, Enhydriodon falconeri, Enhydriodon hendeyi, Enhydriodon latipes, Enhydriodon sivalensis

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of South Africa (3 collections)

• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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