Nyctereutes abdeslami

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Caniformia
Nyctereutes abdeslami
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
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.

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