Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Full reference: G. E. Pilgrim. 1933. A fossil skunk from Samos. American Museum Novitates 663:1-15

Belongs to Promephitis according to G. E. Pilgrim 1933

See also Wang and Qiu 2004

Sister taxa: Promephitis alexejewi, Promephitis brevirostris, Promephitis hootoni, Promephitis larteti, Promephitis maeotica, Promephitis malustenensis, Promephitis maxima, Promephitis parvus, Promephitis pristinidens, Promephitis qinensis

Type specimen: AMNH 20585, a skull (skull and mandible). Its type locality is Samos Quarry I, which is in a Messinian terrestrial horizon in Greece.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Samos Quarry I

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.