Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Alternative combination: Probassariscus antiquus matthewi

Synonym: Rhapsodus tedfordi Linares 1981

Belongs to Probassariscus according to J. A. Baskin 2004

See also Baskin 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Probassariscus matthewi: UCMP 12539, a mandible (right mandible with broken p4, m1, and m2)
• Rhapsodus tedfordi: F:AM 49102, a mandible (left and right mandibles). Its type locality is Observation Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.

Ecology: scansorial frugivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Observation Quarry (Miocene of Nebraska)

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