| Africanictis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Infraorder: | Aeluroidea |
| Genus: | †Africanictis Morales et al., 1998 |
| Species | |
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Africanictis is an extinct genus ofcarnivorouscat-likemammal belonging to theinfraorderAeluroidea, endemic toAfrica for approximately11.42 million years, from 23.03 to 11.610Ma, during theMiocene epoch.[1]
Africanictis is thought to have had anomnivorous—or more preciselyhypercarnivorous tomesocarnivorous—diet.[2][3]
Africanictis was named by Morales et al. (1998). It was assigned toStenoplesictidae by Morlo et al. (2007).[4]
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