Mellivora sivalensis
| Mellivora sivalensis Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Infraorder: | Arctoidea |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Mellivora |
| Species: | †M. sivalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Mellivora sivalensis Falconer & Cautley, 1868[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| Ursitaxus sivalensis | |
Mellivora sivalensis is an extinct species of mustelid that lived in the Pliocene and is known from the Siwaliks of India and Pakistan.
It is a poorly known species, originally classified as Ursitaxus sivalensis. It was similar to the modern Indian ratel, but was larger and had proportionately larger premolars.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Mellivora sivalensis". Biolib.
- ^ Records of the Geological Survey of India: Volume 11. Government of India Press. 1878. p. 102.
- ^ Annals & Magazine of Natural History. Taylor & Francis, Limited. 1884. p. 285.