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Mellivora sivalensis

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Mellivora sivalensis
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Mellivora
Species:
M. sivalensis
Binomial name
Mellivora sivalensis
Falconer & Cautley, 1868[1]
Synonyms

Ursitaxus sivalensis

Mellivora sivalensis is an extinct species of mustelid that lived in the Pliocene and is known from the Siwaliks of India and Pakistan.

It is a poorly known species, originally classified as Ursitaxus sivalensis. It was similar to the modern Indian ratel, but was larger and had proportionately larger premolars.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mellivora sivalensis". Biolib.
  2. ^ Records of the Geological Survey of India: Volume 11. Government of India Press. 1878. p. 102.
  3. ^ Annals & Magazine of Natural History. Taylor & Francis, Limited. 1884. p. 285.