First fossil small-clawed otter, Amblonyx, with a note on some specimens of Lutra, from the Upper Siwaliks, India

Raghavan, P.; Pickford, M.; Patnaik, R.; Gayathri, P.

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First fossil small-clawed otter, Amblonyx, with a note on some specimens of Lutra, from the Upper Siwaliks, India

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2007

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Otter-like mammals have been reported from the Indian sub-continent for more than a century and a half. Enhydriodontini are far more common and have a longer fossil record than either Lutrini or Aonychini. This paper describes and interprets two fossils from the Pleistocene of Panchkula and Pipalwala, India. The Panchkula specimen represents a large species of Amblonyx (Aonychini) whereas the Pipalwala specimen is likely to represent a large individual of Lutra palaeindica (Lutrini).

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Amblonyx, India, Lutra, New species, Otters, Pleistocene, Siwaliks

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