†Lutraeximia umbra Cherin et al. 2016 (otter)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: M. Cherin, D. A. Iurino, G. F. Willemsen and G. Carnevale. 2016. A new otter from the Early Pleistocene of Pantalla (Italy), with remarks on the evolutionary history of Mediterranean Quaternary Lutrinae (Carnivora, Mustelidae). Quaternary Science Reviews 135:92-102
Belongs to Lutraeximia according to M. Cherin et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Lutraeximia trinacriae
Type specimen: SBAU 337654, a skull. Its type locality is Pantalla, which is in a Pleistocene fluvial claystone in Italy.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Pantalla
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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