Suricata major

Suricata major is an extinct species of meerkat from the Early Pleistocene of Africa.

Suricata major Temporal range: Early Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Suricata
Species:	†S. major
Binomial name
†Suricata major Hendey, 1974[1]

Description

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]