Potamotherium

Potamotherium

Taxobox
name = "Potamotherium"
status = fossil
fossil_range = Early Oligocene
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Carnivora
familia = Mustelidae
genus = "†Potamotherium"

"Potamotherium" ('water beast') is an extinct genus of mammal related to the otters, appears in the Early Oligocene some 30 million years ago in Europe.

Related to modern otters, "Potamotherium" was a 1,50 m (5 ft) long creature with an elongated, slender body and webbed feet. It was probably a good swimmer. "Potamotherium" had a poor sense of smell, but made up for this with good vision and hearing.


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