Enhydriodon

Enhydriodon; Temporal range: Miocene–Pliocene,
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Tribe:	†Enhydriodontini
Genus:	†Enhydriodon; Falconer, 1868
Type species
	Enhydriodon sivalensis; Falconer, 1868
Other species
	E. africanus Stromer, 1931; E. dikikae Geraads et al., 2011; E. ekecaman Werdelin, 2003; E. falconeri Pilgrim, 1931; E. hendeyi Morales et al., 2005;

Enhydriodon was a genus of otters that lived in what is now Ethiopia during the Miocene and Pliocene epoch. The otter is thought to be a relative of modern-day otters. Enhydriodon was described as a considerably large otter, though only its skull has been found. Estimates put it at about 200 kilograms (440 lb), making it the largest mustelid described so far.[1]

References

"Enhydriodon dikikae, sp. nov. (Carnivora: Mammalia), a gigantic otter from the Pliocene of Dikika, Lower Awash, Ethiopia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31: 447–453. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.550356.

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[1] "Enhydriodon dikikae, sp. nov. (Carnivora: Mammalia), a gigantic otter from the Pliocene of Dikika, Lower Awash, Ethiopia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31: 447–453. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.550356.