†Melodon Zdansky 1924 (badger)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Parent taxon: Melinae according to S. C. Wallace and X. Wang 2004
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Arctomeles, Arctonyx, Meles, Pelycictis, Promeles, Taxodon
Subtaxa: Melodon incertum Melodon majori
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Tung Gur (SSPE) (Miocene to Miocene of China)
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