Nyctereutes
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| Nyctereutes[1] | |
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| Two raccoon dogs | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Subfamily: | Caninae |
| Genus: | Nyctereutes Temminck, 1839 |
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†N. abdeslami |
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Nyctereutes is an Old World genus of the family Canidae, consisting of just one living species, the raccoon dog of East Asia.[1] Nyctereutes appeared about 9.0 Ma, with all but one species becoming extinct before the Pleistocene.
Taxonomy[edit]
It is considered a basal genus, resembling the ancestral form of Canidae. It most likely diverged from other canids seven to ten million years ago.
Nyctereutes was named by Temminck (1839). It was assigned to Canidae by Carroll (1988) and Geraads (1997).[2][3]
Species[edit]
- †Nyctereutes abdeslami 3.6—1.8 Ma (Morocco)[4]
- †Nyctereutes donnezani 9.0—3.4 Ma. (Eastern Europe, Spain)
- †Nyctereutes megamastoides (Europe)[5]
- Nyctereutes procyonoides (Mongolia, Russian Far East, China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam)
- †Nyctereutes sinensis 3.6 Ma—781,000 years ago (Eastern Asia)[6]
- †Nyctereutes tingi
- †Nyctereutes vinetorum
- †Nyctereutes lockwoodi
References[edit]
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- ^ a b Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
- ^ D. Geraads. 1997. Carnivores du Pliocene terminal de Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc). Géobios 30(1):127-164
- ^ Paleobiology Database: ''Nyctereutes abdeslami basic info.
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- ^ Paleobiology Database: ''Nyctereutes sinensis basic info.
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