Herpestes lemanensis explained

Herpestes lemanensis is an extinct mongoose species that was excavated in Tertiary depositions in France and described by Auguste Pomel in 1853.[1] Its body size equals a large Indian civet, but its dentition resembles that of the Indian grey mongoose.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pomel, A. . 1853 . Catalogue méthodique et descriptif des vertébrés fossiles découverts dans le bassin hydrographique de la Loire . Baillière . Paris . Herpestes lemanensis . 65 . https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k97953010/f67.item.texteImage.
  2. Book: Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History) . Lydekker, R. . 1887 . 5, Supplement . 317 . Herpestes lemanensis, Pomel . https://archive.org/details/catalogueoffossi05brit/page/317/mode/1up.

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