Lutra hearsti
| Lutra hearsti Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | Lutra |
| Species: | L. hearsti
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| Lutra hearsti Geraads et. al., 2015
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Lutra hearsti is an extinct species of Lutra that lived during the Pliocene epoch.
Distribution
Lutra hearsti fossils have been discovered in the Hadar Formation of Ethiopia.[1]
References
- ^ Geraads, Denis; Alemseged, Zeresenay; Bobe, René; Reed, Denné (July 2015). "Pliocene Carnivora (Mammalia) from the Hadar Formation at Dikika, Lower Awash Valley, Ethiopia". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 107: 28–35. Bibcode:2015JAfES.107...28G. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.03.020. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.