†Sivaonyx hessicus Lydekker 1890 (otter)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Belongs to Sivaonyx according to J. Morales and M. Pickford 2005
Sister taxa: Sivaonyx africanus, Sivaonyx bathygnathus, Sivaonyx beyi, Sivaonyx ekecaman, Sivaonyx gandakasensis, Sivaonyx hendeyi, Sivaonyx kamuhangirei, Sivaonyx lehmani, Sivaonyx senutae, Sivaonyx soriae
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kurtchuk-Tchekmedje (Miocene of Turkey)
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