Siamogale melilutra
Extinct species of carnivore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Siamogale melilutra is an extinct species of giant otter from the late Miocene from Yunnan province, China.
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Siamogale melilutra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | †Siamogale |
Species: | †S. melilutra |
Binomial name | |
†Siamogale melilutra Wang, Grohé, Su, White, Ji, Kelley, You & Yang, 2017 | |
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Ranking among the largest fossil otters, Siamogale represents a feeding ecomorphology with no living analog. Its giant size and high mandibular strength confer shell-crushing capability matched only by other extinct molluscivores, such as the bear-like marine stem-pinniped Kolponomos.[1]