Sardolutra

Sardolutra ichnusae is an extinct species of otter from the Late Pleistocene of Sardinia. It was originally described as Nesolutra ichnusae.^[2] It was a rather small species of otter, probably living in the sea. Among its characteristics is a relatively very large baculum, larger than in any living otter. The species probably evolved from a species of Lutra, maybe L. castiglionis.^[3]

Sardolutra Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Skull of the Sardolutra ichnusae holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	†Sardolutra Willemsen, 1992[1]
Species:	†S. ichnusae
Binomial name
†Sardolutra ichnusae Malatesta, 1977
Synonyms
Nesolutra ichnusae