Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Alternative combination: Mephititaxus ancipidens
Full reference: T. E. White. 1941. Additions to the Miocene Fauna of Florida. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 18:91-98
Belongs to Leptarctus according to W. W. Korth and J. A. Baskin 2009
See also Baskin 2017, Lim and Miao 2000, Olsen 1957, Wagner and Reynolds 1983 and White 1941
Sister taxa: Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus), Leptarctus martini, Leptarctus mummorum, Leptarctus neimenguensis, Leptarctus oregonensis, Leptarctus primus, Leptarctus progressus, Leptarctus supremus, Leptarctus webbi, Leptarctus woodburnei, Leptarctus wortmani
Type specimen: MCZ3658, a maxilla (right and left [upper] P2-M1).
Ecology: scansorial omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (5: California, Florida, Nebraska collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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