Paludolutra Hurzeler 1987 (otter)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: J. Hurzeler. 1987. Die Lutrinen (Carnivora, Mammalia) aus dem Grosseto-Lignit der Toscana. Schweizerische Palaontologische Abhandlungen 110:28-48

Parent taxon: Lutrinae according to X. Wang et al. 2018

See also Hurzeler 1987, Pickford 2007 and Willemsen 1992

Sister taxa: Aonychini, Aonyx, Aonyxini, Enhydra, Enhydrini, Enhydriodon, Enhydriodontini, Enhydritherium, Hydrictis, Lontra, Lutra, Lutraeximia, Lutrictis, Lutrini, Lutrogale, Megencephalon, Paralutra, Pteronura, Siamogale, Sivaonyx, Teruelictis, Tyrrhenolutra, Vishnuonyx

Subtaxa: Paludolutra campanii Paludolutra lluecai Paludolutra maremmana

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Spain (2 collections)

• Miocene of Italy (1), Spain (1)

Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences

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