Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Parent taxon: Taxidiinae according to P. R. Owen 2006
See also Alroy 2002, Baskin 1998, Bjork 1970, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Marmi et al. 2004 and Schultz and Howard 1935
Sister taxa: Chamitataxus, Pliotaxidea
Subtaxa: Taxidea mexicana Taxidea taxus
Type: Ursus taxus
Ecology: semifossorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), Mexico (2), United States (39: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (16: Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Oregon)
• Hemphillian of Mexico (5)
Total: 66 collections including 69 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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