Messelogale

Extinct genus of carnivores From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Messelogale ("weasel from Messel") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene.[3][4][5]

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Messelogale
Temporal range: 47.8–46.3 Ma
middle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Pan-Carnivora
Clade: Carnivoramorpha
Clade: Carnivoraformes
Genus: Messelogale
Springhorn, 2000[1]
Type species
Messelogale kessleri
Springhorn, 1982[2]
Synonyms
synonyms of species:
  • M. kessleri:
    • Miacis kessleri (Springhorn, 1982)
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