Herpestides is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore that was endemic to North Africa and Southern Europe during the Early Miocene subepoch (22.4—20 mya) and existed for approximately 2.4 million years.
Taxonomy Herpestides is considered to belong to the Aeluroidea group of cat-like carnivoresR. M. Hunt. 1989. Evolution of the aeluroid Carnivora: significance of the ventral promontorial process of the petrosal, and the origin of basicranial patterns in the living families. American Museum Novitates and, in particular, to the Viverridae.
Four species are recognised: H. aegypticus H. aequatorialis H. antiquus H. compactus
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