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false potto

mammal
Also known as: Pseudopotto martini
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  • Potto (Perodicticus potto).
    potto

    …new genus and species, the false potto (Pseudopotto martini), was announced. It was said to be slightly smaller than a potto, longer-tailed, and without the neck spines. The animal was described on the basis of a single skeleton, the remains of an animal that had been imported from Cameroon and…

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    …new genus and species, the false potto (Pseudopotto martini), was announced. It was said to be slightly smaller than a potto, longer-tailed, and without the neck spines. The animal was described on the basis of a single skeleton, the remains of an animal that had been imported from Cameroon and…

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