Fossa Gray 1864 (Malagasy civet)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Eupleridae
Parent taxon: Eupleridae according to A. D. Yoder et al. 2003
See also Burney et al. 2008 and Mivart 1882
Sister taxa: Cryptoprocta, Eupleres, Galidiinae
Subtaxa: Fossa fossana
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Andrahomana Cave (historical collections) (Quaternary of Madagascar)
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