Sivaonyx hendeyi Morales et al. 2005 (otter)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Belongs to Sivaonyx according to Morales et al. 2005

See also Peigne et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Sivaonyx africanus, Sivaonyx bathygnathus, Sivaonyx beyi, Sivaonyx ekecaman, Sivaonyx gandakasensis, Sivaonyx hessicus, Sivaonyx kamuhangirei, Sivaonyx lehmani, Sivaonyx senutae, Sivaonyx soriae

Type specimen: PQ-L 50000, a mandible

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Langebaanweg general (Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa)

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