Legionarictis Tseng et al. 2009 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: Z. J. Tseng, X. Wang, and J. D. Stewart. 2009. A new immigrant mustelid (Carnivora, Mammalia) from the middle Miocene Temblor Formation of central California. PaleoBios 29(1):13-23

Parent taxon: Mustelinae according to Z. J. Tseng et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Dinogale, Lartetictis, Mustela, Mustelini, Neogale, Tisisthenes

Subtaxa: Legionarictis fortidens

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Type: Legionarictis fortidens

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP V-99563 (Miocene to Miocene of California)

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