Temporospatial distribution of the known species of the genus Vishnuonyx. (IMAGE)

Taylor & Francis Group

Temporospatial distribution of the known species of the genus Vishnuonyx.

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The dispersal of the Vishnuonyx otters from the Indian subcontinent to Africa and Europe about 13 million years ago. The star (HAM 4) shows the position of the Hammerschmiede fossil site.

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Image: Nikos Kargopoulos.

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