Fossil of a 11.4-million-year-old giant otter found in Germany

September 21, 2021

Paleontologists say it is a new endangered species of the genus Vishnuonyx. 11.4 million year old lower jaw found in the Allagau Region / upper Miocene fossil site / upper Miocene site / Hammerschmiede in the Allegheny region of Germany. Vishnuonyx is an endangered water dog. This weighs 10 to 15 kilograms. It inhabited the…