Herpestes lemanensis

Herpestes lemanensis; Temporal range: Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Herpestes lemanensis skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Herpestidae
Genus:	Herpestes
Species:	H. lemanensis
Binomial name
	Herpestes lemanensis; Pomel

Herpestes lemanensis is an extinct species of mongoose, of the genus Herpestes, from the Oligocene of Europe. Fossils vary considerably in size, and may be allied to larger African species.[1]

References

British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Geology; Lydekker, R. (1887). Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History): The group Tillodontia, the orders Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Monotremata, and Supplement. 1887. Printed by order of the Trustees. p. 317. Retrieved 2015-01-09.

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[google-1] British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Geology; Lydekker, R. (1887). Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History): The group Tillodontia, the orders Sirenia, Cetacea, Edentata, Marsupialia, Monotremata, and Supplement. 1887. Printed by order of the Trustees. p. 317. Retrieved 2015-01-09.