Megaviverra

Megaviverra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: †Megaviverra
Qiu, 1980

Megaviverra is an extinct genus of viverrid that lived during the Neogene and Quaternary periods.

Distribution

The species M. carpathorum is known from Pliocene sites in Poland. M. pleistocenicus is known from Early Pleistocene deposits in China.

References

  1. ↑ Lipecki, Grzegorz; Marciszak, Adrian; Gornig, Wiktoria; Wolsan, Mieczysław (29 July 2024). "First record of Megaviverra carpathorum (Kretzoi and Fejfar, 1982) from Poland within Eurasian context". Hystrix: The Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 35 (1): 0. doi:10.4404/hystrix-00703-2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Dong, Wei; Liu, Jinyi; Fang, Yingsan (8 May 2013). "The large mammals from Tuozidong (eastern China) and the Early Pleistocene environmental availability for early human settlements". Quaternary International. 295: 73–82. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.014. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  3. ↑ Wang, Wei; Liao, Wei; Li, Dawei; Tian, Feng (15 December 2014). "Early Pleistocene large-mammal fauna associated with Gigantopithecus at Mohui Cave, Bubing Basin, South China". Quaternary International. 354: 122–130. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.036. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.