Megaviverra

Megaviverra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
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. ^[1] M. pleistocenicus is known from Early Pleistocene deposits in China. ^{[2] [3]}

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.