Cladosictis

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Cladosictis
Temporal range:
Ma
A lower jaw fragment of Cladosictis lustratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sparassodonta
Family: Hathliacynidae
Genus: Cladosictis
Ameghino 1887
Species
  • C. centralis Ameghino 1902
  • C. defossa (Ameghino 1887)
  • C. patagonica Ameghino 1887
Synonyms
  • Agustylus Ameghino 1887
  • Anatherium Ameghino 1887
  • Hathliacynus Ameghino 1887
  • Ictioborus Ameghino 1891

Cladosictis (meaning "branch weasel") is an extinct genus of

Río Frias Formation).[1]

Description

Life restoration of C. patagonica

Cladosictis was a

teeth were similar to those of carnivorans, although the groups were unrelated.[2]

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