Cladus: Eukaryota Name Cynotherium sardous Studiati, 1857 Vernacular names The Sardinian Dhole Cynotherium sardous was an endemic insular canid,[1] that occurred on the Italian island of Sardinia and the French island of Corsica (the two were joined for much of the Pleistocene). It became extinct when humans began to settle on the island.[2] When this canid became confined to the island, it faced a menu consisting of small and fast prey only.[3] It adapted into a small sized canid.[1] It appears that Xenocyon is the ancestor of Cynotherium.[1] Sometimes it is also considered a derivation from a population of late Canis arnensis (or Canis mosbachensis).[4]
1. ^ a b c Lyras G.A., Van der Geer A.E., Dermitzakis M., De Vos J. (2006). "Cynotherium sardous, an insular canid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from the Pleistocene of Sardinia (Italy), and its origin". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26 (3): 735–745. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[735:CSAICM]2.0.CO;2. Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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