Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: J. A. Baskin. 2020. Mustelidae from Observation Quarry (Early Barstovian) of Nebraska, with Comments on Sheep Creek and Lower Snake Creek Mustelids. Paludicola 12(4):223-246
Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to J. A. Baskin 2020
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, Oaxacagale, Oligobuninae, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis
Subtaxa: Skopelogale melitodes
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Observation Quarry (Miocene of Nebraska)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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