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Civettictis braini

Extinct species of civet

Civettictis braini is an extinct species of civet that lived in South Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene.

Quick Facts Civettictis braini Temporal range: Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...

Civettictis braini differs significantly from the extant African civet in its dental proportions. Its canine and three premolars are relatively robust, and its carnassials and two molars are extremely reduced. Fossils have been found at the Kromdraai site and have been dated to around 2 million years ago.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Avery, D. Margaret (2019). A Fossil History of Southern African Land Mammals. Cambridge University Press. p. 105. ISBN 9781108480888.
  2. [2]
    Fourvel, Jean-Baptiste (2018). "Civettictis braini nov. sp. (Mammalia: Carnivora), a new viverrid from the hominin-bearing site of Kromdraai (Gauteng, South Africa)". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 17 (6): 366–377. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2017.11.005.


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