Vormela Blasius 1884 (marbled polecat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Parent taxon: Ictonychinae according to C. J. Law et al. 2018
See also Baryshnikov 2009, Carroll 1988, Kurten 1968 and Spassov 2001
Sister taxa: Brevimalictis, Cernictis, Eirictis, Enhydrictis, Galictis, Ictonyx, Lutravus, Lyncodon, Martellictis, Negodiaetictis, Pannonictis, Poecilictis, Poecilogale, Sminthosinis, Stipanicicia, Trigonictis, Trochictis
Subtaxa: Vormela beremendensis Vormela peregusna
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Georgia (2 collections), Israel (2)
• Miocene of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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