Izmirictis

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Izmirictis
Temporal range: Early Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Lophocyonidae
Genus: Izmirictis
Species:
I. cani
Binomial name
Izmirictis cani
Morales et. al., 2019

Izmirictis is an extinct lophocyonid genus that lived in Turkey during the Early Miocene. It contains the species I. cani. [1]

References

  1. Morales, Jorge; Mayda, Serdar; Valenciano, Alberto; DeMiguel, Daniel; Kaya, Tanju (18 August 2019). "A new lophocyonid, Izmirictis cani gen. et sp. nov. (Carnivora: Mammalia), from the lower Miocene of Turkey". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 17 (16): 1347–1358. doi:10.1080/14772019.2018.1529000. ISSN   1477-2019 . Retrieved 7 February 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.