Asia is home to five of the 13 species of otters found around the world. While studies on the
otter have been increased considerably over the years, the focus and pattern of research in …

The order Carnivora, which currently includes 296 species classified into 16 families, is
distributed across all continents. The phylogeny and the timing of diversification of members …

A biostratigraphic evaluation of the Indian subcontinent Neogene–Quaternary mammal
genera at 1 Ma intervals reveals a strong correlation between faunal turnovers (first and last …

Recently collected carnivoran specimens from the Siwalik Group of Pakistan are described
and discussed. These specimens add to our knowledge of the previously known taxa while …

This study presents a new species of a large-sized lutrine from the upper Miocene hominid
locality of Hammerschmiede, Vishnuonyx neptuni sp. nov., reporting the first occurrence of …

We analyse the evolution of carnivoran guilds (body mass, locomotor pattern, and diet
preference) across the Middle to Upper Miocene boundary based on a comparison of the …

Otters (subfamily Lutrinae) are semi-aquatic predators in the family Mustelidae. Modern
otters have a worldwide distribution but their fossil record is poor, often consisting of …

A great number of carnivoran remains from various late Miocene localities of Turkey, housed
in the Natural History Museum of Aegean University, Bornova-Izmir, are described and …

Giant mustelids are a paraphyletic group of mustelids found in the Neogene of Eurasia,
Africa and North America. Most are known largely from dental remains, with their postcranial …

ABSTRACT A new Pliocene river otter is described from the Hagerman Fossil Beds
(Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument), Idaho. Lontra weiri, sp. nov., exhibits notable …