Sivanasua

Sivanasua; Temporal range: Miocene17.2–13.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	†Lophocyonidae
Genus:	†Sivanasua; Pilgrim, 1932
Species
	S. antiqua Crusafont-Pairó, 1959; S. moravica Fejfar & Schmidt-Kittler, 1984; S. viverroides Schlosser, 1916;

Sivanasua is an extinct genus of carnivorous mammal found across Miocene Europe including Germany, Austria,^[1] France, Spain and the Czech Republic. Like other lophocyonids, Sivanasua had unusual lophodont dentition, meaning the molars had ridges across the grinding surface of the molars, an adaptation believed to be indicative of a herbivorous diet.

^ ^a ^b Prieto, J.; Gross, M.; Hassler, A.; Böhme, M. (2022). "Presence of the peculiar carnivore Sivanasua in Carinthia". Historical Biology. 34 (8): 1442–1447. Bibcode:2022HBio...34.1442P. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2032029. S2CID 246819041.

[At-1] Prieto, J.; Gross, M.; Hassler, A.; Böhme, M. (2022). "Presence of the peculiar carnivore Sivanasua in Carinthia". Historical Biology. 34 (8): 1442–1447. Bibcode:2022HBio...34.1442P. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2032029. S2CID 246819041.

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