†Leptoplesictis namibiensis Morales et al. 2008 (civet)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae
Full reference: J. Morales, M. Pickford, and M. J. Salesa. 2008. Creodonta and Carnivora from the Early Miocene of the Northern Sperrgebiet, Namibia. Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 20:291-310
Belongs to Leptoplesictis according to J. Morales et al. 2008
Sister taxon: Leptoplesictis senutae
Type specimen: LT 50’07, a tooth (right m/1). Its type locality is Langental, which is in a Miocene terrestrial marl in Namibia.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Langental
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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