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It is an extinct species of giant otter from the late Miocene from Yunnan province, China.
The new species belongs to the Lutrinae because of its possession of a large infraorbital canal and ventral expansion of the mastoid process, among other traits. Siamogale melilutra was about the size of a wolf and weighed as much as 50 kg.
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