Mellivora sivalensis
Extinct species of mustelid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mellivora sivalensis is an extinct species of mustelid that lived in the Pliocene and is known from the Siwaliks of India and Pakistan.
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Mellivora sivalensis Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Genus: | Mellivora |
Species: | †M. sivalensis |
Binomial name | |
†Mellivora sivalensis Falconer & Cautley, 1868[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Ursitaxus sivalensis |
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It is a poorly known species, originally classified as Ursitaxus sivalensis. It was similar to the modern Indian ratel, but was larger and had proportionately larger premolars.[2][3]