Cernictis Hall 1935 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: E. R. Hall. 1935. A New Mustelid Genus from the Pliocene of California. 16(2):137-138

Parent taxon: Ictonychinae according to Q. Jiangzuo et al. 2019

See also Alroy 2002, Baskin 1998, Baskin 2011 and Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Brevimalictis, Eirictis, Enhydrictis, Galictis, Ictonyx, Lutravus, Lyncodon, Martellictis, Negodiaetictis, Pannonictis, Poecilictis, Poecilogale, Sminthosinis, Stipanicicia, Trigonictis, Trochictis, Vormela

Subtaxa: Cernictis baskini Cernictis hesperus Cernictis lufengensis Cernictis repenningi

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Type: Cernictis hesperus

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Turolian of China (2 collections)

• Hemphillian of United States (2: Arizona, California)

• Baodean of China (1)

• Miocene of China (4)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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