†Arctomeles sotnikovae Tedford and Harington 2003 (badger)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: R. H. Tedford and C. R. Harington. 2003. An Arctic mammal fauna from the Early Pliocene of North America. Nature 425(6956):388-390
Belongs to Arctomeles according to R. H. Tedford and C. R. Harington 2003
Sister taxa: Arctomeles dimolodontus, Arctomeles ferus, Arctomeles pliocaenicus
Type specimen: CMN 51770, a mandible. Its type locality is Strathcona Fiord, which is in a Pliocene pond peat in Canada.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Strathcona Fiord
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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