†Nyctereutes abdeslami Geraads 1997 (raccoon dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: D. Geraads. 1997. Carnivores du Pliocene terminal de Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc). Géobios 30(1):127-164
Belongs to Nyctereutes according to D. Geraads 2011
See also Geraads 1997 and Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Nyctereutes barryi, Nyctereutes donnezani, Nyctereutes lockwoodi, Nyctereutes megamastoides, Nyctereutes procyonoides, Nyctereutes sinensis, Nyctereutes tingi, Nyctereutes vulpinus
Type specimen: AaO-934
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Morocco (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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