Speothos pacivorus
Appearance
Speothos pacivorus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Speothos |
Species: | S. pacivorus
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Binomial name | |
Speothos pacivorus Lund 1839
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Speothos pacivorus is an extinct species in the genus Speothos, a relative of the extant bush dog. The fossil species dates to the Late Pleistocene. When compared to the bush dog, S. pacivorus had an overall larger body size and a double-rooted second lower molar.[1]
References
- ^ Berta, 1984, p.549
Bibliography
- Berta, Annalisa (November 1984). "The Pleistocene Bush Dog Speothos pacivorus (Canidae) from the Lagoa Santa Caves, Brazil". Journal of Mammalogy. 65 (4): 549–559. doi:10.2307/1380837. JSTOR 1380837.