Brevimalictis chikasha Smith et al. 2016 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: K. Smith, N. Czaplewski, and R. L. Cifelli. 2016. Middle Miocene carnivorans from the Monarch Mill Formation, Nevada. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61(1):231-252

Belongs to Brevimalictis according to K. Smith et al. 2016

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCMP 113319, a mandible. Its type locality is Nevaxel V JHH Main Pocket- E Hill, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial claystone/conglomerate in the Monarch Mill Formation of Nevada.

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Nevaxel V JHH Main Pocket- E Hill

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