Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
Full reference: C. W. Hibbard. 1933. A new Bassariscus from the Lower Pliocene of Nebraska. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 21(7):273-278
Belongs to Bassariscus according to J. A. Baskin 2004
See also Hibbard 1933
Sister taxa: Bassariscus albipes, Bassariscus antiquus, Bassariscus astutus, Bassariscus casei, Bassariscus lycopotamicus, Bassariscus minimus, Bassariscus parvus, Bassariscus rexroadensis, Bassariscus sumichrasti
Type specimen: Its type locality is Feltz Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (2: Kansas, Nebraska collections)
• Miocene of United States (1: Kansas)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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