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Extinct species of mongoose From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suricata major is an extinct species of meerkat from the Early Pleistocene of Africa.
Suricata major Temporal range: Early Pleistocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Herpestidae |
Genus: | Suricata |
Species: | †S. major |
Binomial name | |
†Suricata major Hendey, 1974[1] | |
Material from this species has been found at the Elandsfontein fossil site in South Africa.[2][3] Suricata major was larger than the living meerkat, and appears to be intermediate in form between it and Mungos species. Compared to the modern meerkat, its upper cheekteeth were larger and its post-orbital process less well developed.[4]
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