†Brachypsalis pachycephalus Cope 1890 (mustelid carnivore)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combinations: Pomatotherium pachycephalum, Potamotherium pachycephalus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1890. On two new species of Mustelidae from the Loup Fork Miocene of Nebraska. The American Naturalist 24(286):950-952
Belongs to Brachypsalis according to J. T. Gregory and T. Downs 1951
See also Cope 1890, Hay 1902 and Peterson 1910
Sister taxa: Brachypsalis hyaenoides, Brachypsalis matutinus, Brachypsalis modicus, Brachypsalis obliquidens
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: California, Nebraska, Nevada collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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