Mammalia - Ferae - Viverravidae
Alternative combinations: Didymictis microlestes, Protictis microlestes
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244
Belongs to Bryanictis according to T. J. Meehan and R. W. Wilson 2002
See also Flynn and Galiano 1982, Fox and Youzwyshyn 1994, Gingerich and Winkler 1985, MacIntyre 1966, Rose 1981, Scott et al. 2013 and Simpson 1935
Sister taxon: Bryanictis paulus
Type specimen: UNSM 9302, a mandible (left dentary with p4-m2). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (16: Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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