Nyctereutes donnezani

Nyctereutes donnezani is an extinct relative of the raccoon dog. It has been found in Spain,^[1] Poland,^[2] Greece,^[3] and Turkey.^[4]

Nyctereutes donnezani Temporal range: Pliocene
Fossil of Nyctereutes donnezani from Çalta, central Turkey, early Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	Caninae
Genus:	Nyctereutes
Species:	†N. donnezani
Binomial name
†Nyctereutes donnezani (Depéret, 1890)
Range map

Illustration of Nyctereutes donnezani from "History of Polish Canidae (Carnivora, Mammalia) and Their Biochronological Implications on the Eurasian Background" (Marciszak et al., Genes, 2023)