Palaeogale minuta Gervais 1848 (carnivoran)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Palaeogalidae

Alternative combination: Mustela minuta

Belongs to Palaeogale according to W. W. Korth et al. 2022

See also Kurten 1968, Morlo 1996 and Simpson 1946

Sister taxa: Palaeogale dorothiae, Palaeogale evanoffi, Palaeogale felina, Palaeogale hyaenoides, Palaeogale praehyaenoides, Palaeogale sanguinarius, Palaeogale sectoria, Bunaelurus lagophagus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (2 collections), Germany (3), United States (1: Nebraska)

• Harrisonian of United States (1: Florida)

• Arikareean of United States (1: Florida)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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