Raphictis gausion Gingerich and Winkler 1985 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich and D. A. Winkler. 1985. Systematics of Paleocene Viverravidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) in the Bighorn Basin and Clark's Fork Basin, Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(4):87-128

Belongs to Raphictis according to P. D. Gingerich and D. A. Winkler 1985

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Cedar Point Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta collections), United States (2: Wyoming)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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