Herpestes lemanensis

Herpestes lemanensis
Temporal range: Oligocene
Herpestes lemanensis skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Herpestidae
Subfamily: Herpestinae
Genus: Herpestes
Species: H. lemanensis
Binomial name
Herpestes lemanensis

Herpestes lemanensis is an extinct species of mongoose, of the genus Herpestes, from the Oligocene of Europe. Fossils vary considerably in size, and may be allied to larger African species.[1]

References

  1. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Geology; Lydekker, R. (1887). Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History): The group Tillodontia, the orders Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Monotremata, and Supplement. 1887. Printed by order of the Trustees. p. 317. Retrieved 2015-01-09.


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