Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae

Full reference: Y. Tong and J. Wang. 2006. Fossil Mammals from the Early Eocene Wutu Formation of Shandong Province. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 192(28):1-195

Parent taxon: Viverravidae according to M. Morlo et al. 2014

See also Tong and Wang 2006

Sister taxa: Deltatherium durini, Didymictis, Orientictis, Protictis, Simpsonictis, Variviverra, Viverravus, Viverriscus, Raphictis, Intyrictis

Subtaxa: Preonictis youngi

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Type: Preonictis youngi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Changle Coal Mine (Eocene of China)

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