†Viverriscus Beard and Dawson 2009 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Full reference: K. C. Beard and M. R. Dawson. 2009. Early Wasatchian mammals of the Red Hot local fauna, uppermost Tuscahoma Formation, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Annals of Carnegie Museum 78(3):193-243
Parent taxon: Viverravidae according to K. C. Beard and M. R. Dawson 2009
Sister taxa: Deltatherium durini, Didymictis, Orientictis, Preonictis, Protictis, Simpsonictis, Variviverra, Viverravus, Intyrictis, Raphictis
Subtaxa: Viverriscus omnivorus
Type: Viverriscus omnivorus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Red Hot (Eocene of Mississippi)
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