Franconictis Wolson 1993 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: M. Wolson. 1993. Phylogeny and classification of early European Mustelida (Mammalia: Carnivora). Acta Theriologica 38(4):345-384

Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to M. Morlo 1996

Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Corumictis, Djourabus, Erokomellivora, 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, Neovison, Oaxacagale, Oligobuninae, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis

Subtaxa: Franconictis huilidens Franconictis vireti

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (3 collections)

• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (1)

Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences

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