Nyctereutes

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Nyctereutes[1]
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Two raccoon dogs
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Nyctereutes

Temminck, 1839
Species

N. abdeslami
N. donnezani
N. megamastoides
N. procyonoides
N. sinensis
N. tingi
N. vinetorum

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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

Nyctereutes megamastoides fossil skull

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

References

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  2. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
  3. D. Geraads. 1997. Carnivores du Pliocene terminal de Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc). Géobios 30(1):127-164
  4. Paleobiology Database: ''Nyctereutes abdeslami basic info.
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  6. Paleobiology Database: ''Nyctereutes sinensis basic info.

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