Promephitis qinensis 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 parvus, Promephitis pristinidens

Type specimen: IVPP V13311, a partial skull (rostral part of skull and partial mandible with right I1-P3 and left I1-M1, right i1-m1 (broken) and left i1-m2)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Promephitis qinensis in the database

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