Sthenictis
Sthenictis Temporal range: Miocene, ~ | |
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Sthenictis sp. cast of a specimen from Cherry County, Nebraska. At the AMNH. | |
Sthenictis campestris jaw | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Guloninae |
Tribe: | Ischyrictini |
Genus: | †Sthenictis Peterson, 1910 |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Brachygale Peterson, 1910 |
Sthenictis is an extinct genus in the weasel family (mustelids) endemic to North America and Asia during the Miocene epoch living from ~15.97—5.33 Ma (AEO) existing for approximately 11 million years.
Fossil distribution
The oldest specimen was uncovered at Black Butte, Malheur County, Oregon.[1] Other locations are: Quatal Canyon, Ventura County, California, Kleinfelder Farm, Saskatchewan, Canada, Nebraska, Texas, Florida and in Inner Mongolia, in China.[2]
References
- ^ PaleoDB collection 18825: authorized by John Alroy, entered by J. Alroy on February 18, 1993 [1]
- ^ Tseng Z. J., O’Connor J. K., Wang X. & Prothero D. R. 2009. — The first Old World occurrence of the North American mustelid Sthenictis (Mammalia, Carnivora). Geodiversitas 31 (4) : 743-751.