Viverravus nitidus Marsh 1872 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part II. American Journal of Science 4(21):202-224

Belongs to Viverravus according to W. B. Scott 1892

See also Hay 1902, Marsh 1872, Matthew 1909 and McKenna et al. 1962

Sister taxa: Viverravus acutus, Viverravus gracilis, Viverravus lawsoni, Viverravus laytoni, Viverravus lutosus, Viverravus minutus, Viverravus politus, Viverravus rosei, Viverravus schaffi, Viverravus sicarius

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Viverravus nitidus in the database

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