Meles magnus
| Meles magnus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Meles |
| Species: | †M. magnus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Meles magnus Jiangzuo et. al., 2018 | |
Meles magnus is an extinct species of Meles that lived in East Asia during the Pleistocene epoch.
Distribution
Meles magnus fossils are known from the Liucheng Gigantopithecus Cave in Guangxi.[1]
References
- ^ Jiangzuo, Qi-Gao; Liu, Jin-Yi; Wagner, Jan; Chen, Jin (June 2018). "Taxonomical revision of "Arctonyx" fossil remains from the Liucheng Gigantopithecus Cave (South China) by means of morphotype and morphometrics, and a review of Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene Meles fossil records in China". Palaeoworld. 27 (2): 282–300. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2017.12.001. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.