Cladosictis
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Life restoration of Cladosictis lustratus feeding on Pachyrukhos moyani | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Sparassodonta |
Family: | † |
Genus: | †Cladosictis Ameghino 1887 |
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Cladosictis is an extinct genus of South American metatherian from Patagonia, Argentina (, , and ) and Chile (Río Frias Formation).[1]
Description[]
It was an otter-like creature of about 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) long. Its body and tail were long, the limbs were short. Cladosictis probably hunted small creatures in low undergrowth, using its low posture for cover. Possibly, it also fed on bird and reptile eggs. With sharp canines and slicing carnassials, Cladosictis's teeth were similar to those of carnivorans, although the groups were unrelated.[2]
References[]
- ^ Cladosictis at Fossilworks.org
- ^ Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. pp. 202–203. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
External links[]
Media related to Cladosictis at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Sparassodonts
- Miocene mammals of South America
- Santacrucian
- Friasian
- Neogene Argentina
- Fossils of Argentina
- Neogene Chile
- Fossils of Chile
- Fossil taxa described in 1887
- Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino
- Prehistoric mammal genera
- Prehistoric marsupial stubs