Siamogale

Sy-am-o-gah-le.
By Cassidy Wood
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

Cassidy Wood uncovers the tiny yet significant world of prehistoric insects. Her research on amber-preserved specimens has revealed intricate details about ancient ecosystems.

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Wood, C. (2013, April 3). Siamogale. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/siamogale/

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Name

Siamogale.

Phonetic

Sy-am-o-gah-le.

Named By

Ginsburg,‭ ‬Ingavat‭ & ‬Tassy‭ ‬-‭ ‬1983.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Carnivora,‭ ‬Mustelidae.

Diet

Piscivore‭?

Species

S.‭ ‬thailandica‭

Size

About‭ ‬1.9‭ ‬meters long for S.‭ ‬melilutra.

Known locations

China.‭ ‬Thailand.

Time Period

Miocene/early Pliocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Siamogale is a genus of otter that once lived in Asia during the Miocene/Pliocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Feeding capability in the extinct giant Siamogale melilutra and comparative mandibular biomechanics of living Lutrinae.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Scientific Reports.‭ ‬7‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬1‭–‬10.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Z.‭ ‬Jack Tseng,‭ ‬Denise F.‭ ‬Su,‭ ‬Xiaoming Wang,‭ ‬Stuart C.‭ ‬White‭ & ‬Xueping Ji‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017. -‭ ‬A new otter of giant size,‭ ‬Siamogale melilutra sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Lutrinae:‭ ‬Mustelidae:‭ ‬Carnivora‭)‬,‭ ‬from the latest Miocene Shuitangba site in north-eastern Yunnan,‭ ‬south-western China,‭ ‬and a total-evidence phylogeny of lutrines.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.‭ ‬16:‭ ‬39‭–‬65.‭ ‬-‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Wang,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Groh�,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Se,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬White,‭ ‬X.‭ ‬Ji,‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Kelley,‭ ‬N.‭ ‬G.‭ ‬Jablonski,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Deng,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬You‭ & ‬X.‭ ‬Yang‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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