Siamogale

Siamogale is an extinct genus of giant otter from the late Miocene-early Pliocene of eastern Asia. Three species are currently known, S. thailandica and S. bounosa from Thailand and S. melilutra from China.[1]

Siamogale
Temporal range: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene, 11–5.333 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Lutrinae
Genus: Siamogale
Ginsburg, Ingavat & Tassy, 1983
Species
  • S. melilutra (Wang et al. 2017)
  • S. thailandica (Ginsburg, Ingavat & Tassy, 1983)
  • S. bounosa (Grohé et al. 2020)

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