Speothos pacivorus
| Speothos pacivorus Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Speothos |
| Species: | †S. pacivorus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Speothos pacivorus Lund, 1839 | |
Speothos pacivorus is an extinct relative of the bush dog whose fossils date from the late Pleistocene. When compared to the bush dog, S. pacivorus had an overall larger body size and a double-rooted second lower molar.
References
- Berta, Annalisa (November 1984). "The Pleistocene Bush Dog Speothos pacivorus (Canidae) from the Lagoa Santa Caves, Brazil". Journal of Mammalogy 65 (4): 549–559. doi:10.2307/1380837. JSTOR 1380837.
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