Atilax Cuvier 1826 (marsh mongoose)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Herpestidae
Alternative spelling: Athylax
Parent taxon: Herpestinae according to C. M. Baker 1992
See also Carroll 1988, Mivart 1882 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Atilax paludinosus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Congo-Kinshasa (1 collection), South Africa (12)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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