Nyctereutes urartuensis
| Nyctereutes urartuensis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Nyctereutes |
| Species: | †N. urartuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Nyctereutes urartuensis Bartolini-Lucenti et al., 2026 | |
Nyctereutes urartuensis is an extinct species of caniform carnivoran in the genus Nyctereutes that lived in Armenia during the Piacenzian stage of the Pliocene epoch.
Etymology
The specific epithet urartuensis references the Iron Age Kingdom of Urartu, whose territory spanned the Caucasus, Asia Minor, and Mesopotamia.[1]
References
- ↑ Bartolini-Lucenti, Saverio; Meyer, Marie; Frosali, Samuele; Madurell-Malapeira, Joan; Liu, Wenhui; Costeur, Loïc; Becker, Damien; Vasilyan, Davit (24 February 2026). "Systematics and palaeoneurology of a new Pliocene raccoon dog (Canidae, Nyctereutes) from Jradzor (Armenia)". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 145: 213–249. doi:10.3897/sjp.145.180388. hdl:2158/1465493. ISSN 1664-2384. Retrieved 13 April 2026.