Martes khelifensis Ginsburg 1977 (marten)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: L. Ginsburg. 1977. Les carnivores du Miocene de Beni Mellal (Maroc). Geologie Mediterraneene 4(3):225-240

Belongs to Martes according to L. Ginsburg 1977

Sister taxa: Martes (Tomictis), Martes americana, Martes caurina, Martes flavigula, Martes foina, Martes foxi, Martes gazini, Martes intermedius, Martes martes, Martes melampus, Martes parviloba, Martes sansaniensis, Martes stirtoni, Martes vetus, Martes zibellina

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bèni Mellal, which is in an Astaracian terrestrial horizon in Morocco

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Bèni Mellal

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