Sardolutra ichnusae is an extinct species of otter from the Late Pleistocene of Sardinia. It was originally described as Nesolutra ichnusae.[2] It was a rather small species of otter, probably living in the sea. Among its characteristics is a relatively very large baculum, larger than in any living otter. The species probably evolved from a species of Lutra, maybe L. castiglionis.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sardolutra". Fossilworks.
  2. ^ A. Malatesta (1977). "The skeleton of Nesolutra ichnusae sp n a Quaternary otter discovered in Sardinia". Geologica Romana. 16: 173–209.
  3. ^ G.F. Willemsen (1992). "A revision of the Pliocene and Quaternary Lutrinae from Europe". Scripta Geologica. 101: 1–115.