Nyctereutes abdeslami
| Nyctereutes abdeslami Temporal range: Pliocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Nyctereutes |
| Species: | †N. abdeslami
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| Binomial name | |
| †Nyctereutes abdeslami Geraads, 1997[1]
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Nyctereutes abdeslami
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