Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Parent taxon: Mephitidae according to X.-M. Wang and Z.-X. Qiu 2004
See also Carroll 1988
Sister taxa: Brachyprotoma, Buisnictis, Conepatus, Martinogale, Mephitinae, Mephitis, Miomephitis, Mydaus, Osmotherium, Palaeomephitis, Spilogale
Subtaxa: Promephitis alexejewi Promephitis brevirostris Promephitis hootoni Promephitis larteti Promephitis maeotica Promephitis majori Promephitis malustenensis Promephitis maxima Promephitis parvus Promephitis pristinidens Promephitis qinensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Moldova (1 collection), Ukraine (1)
• MN 13 of China (1)
• Miocene of Greece (10), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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