Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: C. Babbitt. 1999. Pyctis inamatus, gen. et sp. nov., a new mustelid from the Hsanda Gol Formation, Oligocene, Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 19(4):791-792

Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to C. Babbitt 1999

See also Wang et al. 2005

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, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Skopelogale, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis

Subtaxa: Pyctis inamatus

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Type: Pyctis inamatus

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at SW of Maikant (Oligocene of Mongolia)

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