Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Full reference: T. J. Meehan and R. W. Wilson. 2002. New viverravids from the Torrejonian (Middle Paleocene) of Kutz Canyon, New Mexico and the oldest skull of the order Carnivora. Journal of Paleontology 76(6):1091-1101
Belongs to Bryanictis according to T. J. Meehan and R. W. Wilson 2002
Sister taxon: Bryanictis microlestes
Type specimen: KUVP 10301, a partial skeleton (skull fragment with right and left P2-M2, left ramus with canine alveolus and p1-m1, fragment of right ramus with p3, several vertebrae, and a few small limb fr). Its type locality is Big Pocket, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial siltstone in the Nacimiento Formation of New Mexico.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Big Pocket
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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