Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: R. Paterson, J. X. Samuels, N. Rybczynski, M. J. Ryan, and H. C. Maddin. 2020. The earliest mustelid in North America. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 188:1318-1339
Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to R. Paterson et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Djourabus, Erokomellivora, Franconictis, Galictinae, Guloninae, Hadrictis, Helictidinae, Ictonychinae, Ictonychini, Kenyalutra, Leptarctinae, Luogale, Lutrina, Lutrinae, Marcetia, Martinae, Matanomictis, Melidellavus, Melinae, Mellalictis, Mellivorinae, Mephitina, Mesomephitis, Miomustela, Mustelavinae, Mustelina, Mustelinae, Mustellinae, Namibictis, Oaxacagale, Oligobuninae, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Skopelogale, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis
Subtaxa: Corumictis julieni Corumictis wolsani
Type: Corumictis wolsani
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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