Miomustela Hall 1930 (mustelid carnivore)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: E. R. Hall. 1930. Three New Genera of Mustelidae from the Later Tertiary of North America. Journal of Mammalogy 11(1):146-155

Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to J. A. Baskin 1998

See also Alroy 2002 and Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Corumictis, Djourabus, Erokomellivora, Franconictis, Galictinae, Guloninae, Hadrictis, Helictidinae, Ictonychinae, Ictonychini, Kenyalutra, Leptarctinae, Luogale, Lutrina, Lutrinae, Marcetia, Martinae, Matanomictis, Melidellavus, Melinae, Mellalictis, Mellivorinae, Mephitina, Mesomephitis, Mustelavinae, Mustelina, Mustelinae, Mustellinae, Namibictis, Oaxacagale, Oligobuninae, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis

Subtaxa: Miomustela madisonae

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (10: California, Louisiana, Nebraska, Wyoming)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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