Africtis Mattingly et al. 2020 (placental)

Mammalia - Ferae

Full reference: S. G. Mattingly, K. C. Beard, P. M. C. Coster, M. J. Salem, Y. Chaimanee and J.-J. Jaegar. 2020. A new carnivoraform from the early Oligocene of Libya: Oldest known record of Carnivoramorpha in Africa. Journal of African Earth Sciences 172:103994

Parent taxon: Carnivoraformes according to S. G. Mattingly et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Carnivora, Dormaalocyon, Gracilocyon, Lycarion, Miacidae, Miacis, Neovulpavus, Palaearctonyx, Paramiacis, Procynodictis, Quercygale, Uintacyon, Vassacyon, Vulpavus, Xinyuictis, Zodiocyon

Subtaxa: Africtis sirtensis

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Type: Africtis sirtensis

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Zallah 7 Incision (Oligocene of Libya)

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