Vulpes riffautae

Vulpes riffautae

Vulpes riffautae

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Vulpes riffautae

Vulpes riffautae is an extinct species of fox from the late Miocene of Chad (approximately 7 ma). Fossils of V. riffautae potentially represent the earliest record of the dog family, Canidae, in the Old World. V. riffautae was intermediate in size between Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii ) and the fennec fox (V. zerda ).

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1. Vulpes riffautae Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulpes_riffautae

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