†Percrocuta primordialis Qiu and Cao 1988 (carnivoran)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Percrocutidae
Alternative combination: Tongxinictis primordialis
Full reference: Z. Qiu and J. Cao. 1988. A new species of Percrocuta from Tongxin, Ningxia. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 26(2):116-127
Belongs to Percrocuta according to Z. Qiu and J. Cao 1988
See also Werdelin and Solunias 1991
Sister taxa: Percrocuta australis, Percrocuta hebeiensis
Type specimen: IVPP V.8558
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Tong Xin 'Dragon Bones' collection, Ningxia (Miocene of China)
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