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Nyctereutes abdeslami Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Nyctereutes
Species:	†N. abdeslami
Binomial name
†Nyctereutes abdeslami Geraads, 1997

Nyctereutes abdeslami is an extinct relative of the raccoon dog from the Pliocene. A jaw from the species was found in Morocco. Scientists have noticed that Nyctereutes abdeslami had much larger molars than other species of its genus, suggesting a larger body.

References

1. Geraads, D (1997). "Carnivores du Pliocene terminal de Ahl al Oughlam (Casablanca, Maroc)". Géobios. 30: 127–164. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(97)80263-X.
2. Paleobiology Database: Nyctereutes abdeslami

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia
Canidae Canidae †Prohesperocyon †Hesperocyoninae Hesperocyon Mesocyon Cynodesmus Sunkahetanka Philotrox Enhydrocyon Paraenhydrocyon Caedocyon Ectopocynus Osbornodon O. brachypus O. fricki O. iamonensis O. renjiei O. sesnoni O. scitulus O. wangi †Borophaginae Archaeocyon Oxetocyon Otarocyon Rhizocyon Phlaocyonini Cynarctoides Phlaocyon P. achoros P. annectens P. latidens P. leucosteus P. mariae P. marslandensis P. minor P. multicuspus P. taylori P. yatkolai Borophagini Cormocyon Desmocyon Metatomarctus Euoplocyon Psalidocyon Microtomarctus Protomarctus Tephrocyon Cynarctina Paracynarctus Cynarctus Aelurodontina Tomarctus Aelurodon Borophagina Paratomarctus Carpocyon Protepicyon Epicyon Borophagus B. diversidens B. dudleyi B. hilli B. littoralis B. orc B. parvus B. pugnator B. secundus Caninae see below↓
Caninae Caninae †Leptocyon †Metalopex Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpini †Ferrucyon †Prototocyon Nyctereutes (raccoon dogs) †N. abdeslami †N. donnezani †N. lockwoodi †N. megamastoides †N. sinensis †N. tingi †N. vinetorum Vulpes (true foxes) †V. hassani †V. praeglacialis †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae †V. rooki †V. skinneri †V. stenognathus †V. gigas Canini (true dogs) †Canis gezi †Nurocyon Cerdocyonina (zorro) †Protocyon †Theriodictis Speothos †Pleistocene bush dog (S. pacivorus) †Dusicyon Falkland Islands wolf (D. australis) D. avus D. cultridens Lycalopex (South American foxes) †L. cultridens (?) †L. ensenadensis Canina (wolf-like canids) see below↓
Canina (wolf-like canids) Canina †Dire wolf (Aenocyon) †Sardinian dhole (Cynotherium) †Trinil dog (Mececyon) †Merriam's dog (Megacyon) †Xenocyon †Eucyon E. davisi E. debonisi E. ferox E. khoikhoi Lycaon †L. magnus †L. sekowei Dhole (Cuon alpinus) †C. a. antiquus †C. a. caucasicus †European dhole (C. a. europaeus) †Tien Shan dhole (C. a. hesperius) Canis †C. antonii †C. apolloniensis †Armbruster's wolf (C. armbrusteri) †C. arnensis †C. borjgali †C. cedazoensis †C. chihliensis †Edward's wolf (C. edwardii) †Etruscan wolf (C. etruscus) †C. lepophagus †Mosbach wolf (C. mosbachensis) †C. nehringi †C. palmidens †C. variabilis Coyote (C. latrans) †Pleistocene coyote (C. l. orcutti) Red wolf (C. rufus) †Florida black wolf (C. r. floridanus) †Gregory's wolf (C. r. gregoryi) Wolf (C. lupus) †Prehistoric C. l. bohemica C. l. lunellensis C. l. maximus C. l. santenaisiensis Cave wolf (C. l. spelaeus) Beringian wolf †Recently extinct Sicilian wolf (C. l. cristaldii) Hokkaido wolf (C. l. hattai) Japanese wolf (C. l. hodophilax) Austro-Hungarian wolf Synonymized under C. l. arctos: Bernard's wolf (C. l. bernardi) Synonymized under C. l. occidentalis: Kenai Peninsula wolf (C. l. alces) Manitoba wolf (C. l. griseoalbus) Synonymized under C. l. nubilus: Newfoundland wolf (C. l. beothucus) Cascade mountain wolf (C. l. fuscus) Mogollon mountain wolf (C. l. mogollonensis) Texas wolf (C. l. monstrabilis) Southern Rocky Mountain wolf (C. l. youngi)
See also: Evolution of the wolf Category:Extinct canids

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