Suricata

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Suricata

Genus of mammal

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Suricata is a genus of mongoose that is endemic to Africa. The oldest species known is the extinct Suricata major that lived about 1.8 million years ago in South Africa.[1][2] The only species alive is the meerkat (Suricata suricatta).

Quick Facts Suricata Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...

References

  1. [1]
    Werdelin, Lars; Sanders, William Joseph (2010). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. p. 631. ISBN 9780520257214.
  2. [2]
    Avery, D. Margaret (2019). A Fossil History of Southern African Land Mammals. Cambridge University Press. p. 104. ISBN 9781108480888.
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