Promephitis parvus Wang and Qiu 2004 (skunk)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Full reference: X.-M. Wang and Z.-X. Qiu. 2004. Late Miocene Promephitis (Carnivora, Mephitidae) from China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3):721-731

Belongs to Promephitis according to X.-M. Wang and Z.-X. Qiu 2004

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

Type specimen: IVPP V13306, a skull (complete skull with complete upper dentition)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Houshan (Miocene of China)

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