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Cynotherium
The Sardinian dhole (''Cynotherium sardous'') is an extinct insular canid which was endemic to what is now the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia ( Italy) and Corsica ( France), which were joined for much of the Pleistocene. It went extinct when humans began to settle on the island. Its scientific name means "dog-beast of Sardinia", the genus name from the and and the specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ... from the , alt. form of . The oldest fossils of the ''Cynotherium'' lineage on Sardinia, belonging to the species ''Cynotherium malatestai'' likely ancestral to ''C. sardous'' date to the Early-Middle Pleistocene transition, corresponding to faunal turnover between the older '' Nesogoral'' Faunal Complex and the younger '' Microtus'' ('' Tyrrhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynotherium Sardous Restoration
The Sardinian dhole (''Cynotherium sardous'') is an extinct island, insular Canidae, canid which was endemic to what is now the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean islands of Sardinia (Italy) and Corsica (France), which were joined for much of the Pleistocene. It went extinct when humans began to settle on the island. Its scientific name means "dog-beast of Sardinia", the genus name from the and and the Specific name (zoology), specific name from the , alt. form of . The oldest fossils of the ''Cynotherium'' lineage on Sardinia, belonging to the species ''Cynotherium malatestai'' likely ancestral to ''C. sardous'' date to the Early-Middle Pleistocene transition, corresponding to faunal turnover between the older ''Nesogoral'' Faunal Complex and the younger ''Microtus'' (''Tyrrhenicola henseli, Tyrrhenicola'') faunal complex. The genomic analysis of a 21,000 year-old Sardinian dhole specimen indicates that the Sardinian dhole lineage and the Dhole, Asian dhole lineage diverged fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
