Herpestides Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Infraorder: | Aeluroidea |
Genus: | †
Herpestides de Beaumont, 1967 |
Species | |
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Herpestides is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore that was endemic to North Africa and Southern Europe during the Early Miocene subepoch (22.4—20 mya) and existed for approximately 2.4 million years. [1]
Herpestides is considered to belong to the Aeluroidea group of cat-like carnivores [2] and, in particular, to the Viverridae. [3]
Four species are recognised:
Herpestides Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Infraorder: | Aeluroidea |
Genus: | †
Herpestides de Beaumont, 1967 |
Species | |
|
Herpestides is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore that was endemic to North Africa and Southern Europe during the Early Miocene subepoch (22.4—20 mya) and existed for approximately 2.4 million years. [1]
Herpestides is considered to belong to the Aeluroidea group of cat-like carnivores [2] and, in particular, to the Viverridae. [3]
Four species are recognised: