Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combinations: Beckia grangerensis, Ischyrictis grangerensis
Full reference: L. J. Bryant. 1968. A New Genus of Mustelid From the Ellensburg Formation, Washington. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 139:1-6
Belongs to Hoplictis according to J. A. Baskin 1998
See also Bryant 1968, Edwards 1976 and Tedford et al. 1987
Sister taxon: Hoplictis noueli
Type specimen: LACM 10642, a mandible. Its type locality is Granger Clay Pit, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Ellensburg Formation of Washington.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California, Washington collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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