Matanomictis maniyarensis Thewissen and Bajpai 2008 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: J. G. M. Thewissen and S. Bajpai. 2008. New Oligocene mustelid from western India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(2):565-567

Belongs to Matanomictis according to J. G. M. Thewissen and S. Bajpai 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IITR-SB 5135, a mandible (right mandible with p4, m1, and two alveoli for m2). Its type locality is Matanomadh, which is in a Chattian marine marl in the Maniyara Fort Formation of India.

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Matanomadh

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