Ardynictis Matthew and Granger 1925 (eutherian)

Mammalia - Didymoconida

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1925. New Creodonts and Rodents from the Ardyn Obo Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 193:1-7

Parent taxon: Didymoconidae according to P. Missiaen et al. 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Lopatin 2003, Lopatin 2006, Matthew and Granger 1925 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Archaeoryctes, Ardynictinae, Didymoconinae, Didymoconus berkeyi, Hsiangolestes, Hunanictis, Jiajianictis, Kennatheriinae, Wanolestes, Zeuctherium

Subtaxa: Ardynictis captor Ardynictis furunculus Ardynictis zhaii

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Type: Ardynictis furunculus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene to Oligocene of China (1 collection)

• Eocene of Mongolia (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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