Mellivora benfieldi

Mellivora benfieldi
Temporal range: Late Miocene - Early Pliocene
Mellivora benfieldi mandible
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Mellivora
Species:
†M. benfieldi
Binomial name
†Mellivora benfieldi
Hendey, 1978

Mellivora benfieldi or Benfield's honey badger is an extinct species of mustelid from the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene of Africa and possibly Europe.

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