Nyctereutes barryi Werdelin and Dehghani 2010 (raccoon dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Full reference: L. Werdelin and R. Dehghani. 2010. Carnivora. Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context

Belongs to Nyctereutes according to L. Werdelin and R. Dehghani 2010

Sister taxa: Nyctereutes abdeslami, Nyctereutes donnezani, Nyctereutes lockwoodi, Nyctereutes megamastoides, Nyctereutes procyonoides, Nyctereutes sinensis, Nyctereutes tingi, Nyctereutes vulpinus

Type specimen: LAET 75-3522, a partial skull

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Laetoli - Loc. 10 (Pliocene of Tanzania)

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