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Nyctereutes abdeslami

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Nyctereutes abdeslami
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Nyctereutes
Species:
N. abdeslami
Binomial name
Nyctereutes abdeslami
Geraads, 1997[1]

Nyctereutes abdeslami is an extinct relative of the raccoon dog from the Pliocene.[2] A jaw from the species was found in Morocco. Scientists have noticed that Nyctereutes abdeslami had much larger molars than other species of its genus, suggesting a larger body.

References

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  1. ^ Geraads, D (1997). "Carnivores du Pliocene terminal de Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc)". Géobios. 30: 127–164. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(97)80263-X.
  2. ^ Paleobiology Database: Nyctereutes abdeslami