†Buisnictis burrowsi Skinner and Hibbard 1972 (skunk)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Full reference: M. F. Skinner and C. W. Hibbard. 1972. Early Pleistocene pre-glacial and glacial rocks and faunas of north-central Nebraska. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 148(1):1-148
Belongs to Buisnictis according to Hibbard 1972
See also Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Buisnictis breviramus, Buisnictis metabatos, Buisnictis schoffi
Type specimen: F:AM 87402, a mandible
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Sand Draw Quarry ( of Nebraska)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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