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Sardolutra Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Skull of the Sardolutra ichnusae holotype
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Genus:	†Sardolutra Willemsen, 1992
Species:	†S. ichnusae
Binomial name
†Sardolutra ichnusae Malatesta, 1977
Synonyms
Nesolutra ichnusae

Sardolutra ichnusae is an extinct species of otter from the Late Pleistocene of Sardinia. It was originally described as Nesolutra ichnusae. It was a rather small species of otter, probably living in the sea. Among its characteristics is a relatively very large baculum, larger than in any living otter. The species probably evolved from a species of Lutra, maybe L. castiglionis.

References

1. "Sardolutra". Fossilworks.
2. A. Malatesta (1977). "The skeleton of Nesolutra ichnusae sp n a Quaternary otter discovered in Sardinia". Geologica Romana. 16: 173–209.
3. G.F. Willemsen (1992). "A revision of the Pliocene and Quaternary Lutrinae from Europe". Scripta Geologica. 101: 1–115.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora
Musteloidea Musteloidea †Peignictis †Plesiogale Ailuridae Ailurinae Ailurus †Magerictis †Parailurus †Pristinailurus †Amphictinae Amphictis †Simocyoninae Actiocyon Alopecocyon Protursus Simocyon Mephitidae †Brachyprotoma Conepatus Mephitis Mydaus †Palaeomephitis †Promephitis Spilogale Procyonidae †Amphinasua †Angustictis †Arctonasua Bassaricyon Bassariscus †Bassaricynoides †Chapalmalania †Cyonasua †Edaphocyon Nasua Nasuella †Parahyaenodon †Paranasua †Parapotos †Probassariscus Procyon †Protoprocyon Potos †Tetraprothomo
Mustelidae Mustelidae †Acheronictis †Aragonictis †Arikarictis †Circamustela †Erokomellivora †Franconictis †Kenyalutra †Kinometaxia †Laphyctis †Luogale †Marcetia †Matanomictis †Melidellavus †Mellalictis †Mesomephitis †Miomustela †Namibictis †Oaxacagale †Palaeomeles †Paragale †Parataxidea †Perunium †Plesictis †Plesiogale †Plesiomeles †Prepoecilogale †Presictis †Promellivora †Proputorius †Pyctis †Sabadellictis †Semantor †Sinictis †Sivalictis †Skopelogale †Sonitictis †Taxodon †Trochotherium †Xenictis †Zorilla Guloninae †Canimartes Eira †Ferinestrix Gulo †Iberictis †Ischyrictis Martes Pekania †Plesiogulo †Plionictis †Sthenictis Helictidinae Melogale Ictonychinae †Brevimalictis †Cernictis †Eirictis †Enhydrictis Galictis Ictonyx †Lutravus Lyncodon †Martellictis †Negodiaetictis †Oriensictis †Pannonictis †Poecilictis Poecilogale †Sminthosinis †Stipanicicia †Trigonictis †Trochictis Vormela Lutrinae †Algarolutra Aonyx †Cyrnaonyx †Cyrnolutra †Djourabus Enhydra †Enhydriodon †Enhydritherium Hydrictis †Limnonyx Lontra Lutra †Lutraeximia †Lutrictis Lutrogale †Megalenhydris †Megencephalon †Melodon †Mionictis †Nesolutra †Paludolutra †Paralutra †Pelycictis Pteronura †Sardolutra †Satherium †Siamogale †Sivaonyx †Teruelictis †Torolutra †Tyrrhenolutra †Vishnuonyx †Leptarctinae Craterogale Leptarctus Trocharion Melinae †Arctomeles Arctonyx Meles †Promeles Mellivorinae †Ekorus †Eomellivora †Hoplictis Mellivora †Moralesictis †Mustelavinae Mustelavus Mustelinae †Baranogale †Dinogale †Lartetictis †Legionarictis Mustela Neogale †Putorius †Tisisthenes †Oligobuninae Brachypsalis Corumictis Floridictis Megalictis Oligobunis Parabrachypsalis Paroligobunis Promartes Zodiolestes Taxidiinae †Chamitataxus †Pliotaxidea Taxidea

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