Chamitataxus Owen 2006 (badger)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: P. R. Owen. 2006. Description of a new late Miocene American badger (Taxidiinae) utilizing high-resolution X-ray computed tomography. Palaeontology 49(5):999-1011

Parent taxon: Taxidiinae according to P. R. Owen 2006

Sister taxa: Pliotaxidea, Taxidea

Subtaxa: Chamitataxus avitus

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Type: Chamitataxus avitus

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Osbornoceros Quarry ( of New Mexico)

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