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
Belongs to Corumictis according to R. Paterson et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Corumictis julieni
Type specimen: JODA 8167, a skull (nearly complete skull with the left P2-M1, right P3-M1, and alveoli for the left P1 and M2). Its type locality is John Day Units E and F, which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the John Day Formation of Oregon.
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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