Sivaonyx hessicus Lydekker 1890 (otter)

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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