Speothos pacivorus

Speothos pacivorus

Pleistocene bush dog

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Speothos pacivorus

The Pleistocene bush dog (Speothos pacivorus ) is an extinct canid species in the genus Speothos from the Late Pleistocene. It was a relative of the extant bush dog. When compared to the bush dog, S. pacivorus had an overall larger body size, a straighter radial shaft and a double-rooted second lower molar.

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1. Speothos pacivorus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speothos_pacivorus

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