Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: I. Ferrusquía-Villafranca and X. Wang. 2021. The first Paleogene mustelid (mammalia, Carnivora) from southern North America and its paleontologic significance. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 103236

Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to I. Ferrusquía-Villafranca and X. Wang 2021

Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Corumictis, 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, Oligobuninae, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Skopelogale, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis

Subtaxa: Oaxacagale ruizi

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Type: Oaxacagale ruizi

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at 1.7 km ESE of Santiago Yolomécatl (Eocene of Mexico)

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