Plioviverrops
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plioviverrops is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, endemic to Southern Europe during the Late Miocene subepoch (11.6—5.3 mya) existing for approximately 6.3 million years.[1] It was named by Kretzoi in 1938, and assigned to Hyaenidae by Flynn in 1998.[2]
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Plioviverrops | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Hyaenidae |
Genus: | †Plioviverrops Kretzoi, 1938 |
Synonyms | |
Jourdanictis |
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