Wang, Grohé, Su, White, Ji, Kelley, You & Yang, 2017
Siamogale melilutra is an extinct species of giant otter from the late Miocene from Yunnan province, China.
Ranking among the largest fossil otters, Siamogale represents a feeding ecomorphology with no living analog. Its giant size and high mandibular strength confer shell-crushing capability matched only by other extinct molluscivores, such as the bear-like marine stem-pinniped Kolponomos.[1]
^Tseng, Z. Jack; Su, Denise F.; Wang, Xiaoming; White, Stuart C.; Ji, Xueping (2017-11-09). "Feeding capability in the extinct giant Siamogale melilutra and comparative mandibular biomechanics of living Lutrinae". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 15225. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-15391-9. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5680181. PMID 29123190.
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