Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Full reference: R. A. Martin. 1978. A new Late Pleistocene Conepatus and associated vertebrate fauna from Florida. Journal of Paleontology 52(5):1079-1085
Belongs to Conepatus according to R. A. Martin 1978
Sister taxa: Conepatus altiramus, Conepatus chinga, Conepatus cordubensis, Conepatus humboldtii, Conepatus leuconotus, Conepatus mercedensis, Conepatus primaevus, Conepatus sanmiguelensis, Conepatus semistriatus, Conepatus suffocans, Conepatus talarae
Type specimen: UF 22033, a partial skull (anterior half of skull and mandibles). Its type locality is Haile IVB, which is in a Pleistocene sinkhole claystone in Florida.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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