†Nyctereutes barryi Werdelin and Dehghani 2010 (raccoon dog)
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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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