Friday, January 27, 2017

Scientists discover large extinct otter

01/27/2017 08:57 AM EST

Siamogale scene

Scientists discover large extinct otter, Siamogale melilutra, from the Miocene Shuitangba site in northeastern Yunnan Province in China. New prehistoric otter was the size of a modern wolf and is one of the largest otter species known to science.


Full story at https://www.cmnh.org/about-the-museum/press-room/press-releases/ancient-otter

Source
Cleveland Museum of Natural History


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