Viverra leakeyi
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| Viverra leakeyi Temporal range: Late Miocene to Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Viverridae |
| Genus: | Viverra |
| Species: | †V. leakeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Viverra leakeyi Leakey, 1982[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Civettictis leakeyi | |
Viverra leakeyi, also known as Leakey's civet[2] or the giant civet,[2] is an extinct species of civet. Its fossils have been found in Africa, from Langebaanweg, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and the Omo Valley.[3][4]
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