Brevimalictis Smith et al. 2016 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: K. Smith, N. Czaplewski, and R. L. Cifelli. 2016. Middle Miocene carnivorans from the Monarch Mill Formation, Nevada. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(1):231-252

Parent taxon: Ictonychinae according to M. Morlo et al. 2021

See also Smith et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Cernictis, Eirictis, Enhydrictis, Galictis, Ictonyx, Lutravus, Lyncodon, Martellictis, Negodiaetictis, Pannonictis, Poecilictis, Poecilogale, Sminthosinis, Stipanicicia, Trigonictis, Trochictis, Vormela

Subtaxa: Brevimalictis chikasha

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Type: Brevimalictis chikasha

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Nevaxel V JHH Main Pocket- E Hill (Miocene of Nevada)

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