†Arctomeles dimolodontus Wallace and Wang 2004 (badger)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: S. C. Wallace and X. Wang. 2004. Two new carnivores from an unusual late Tertiary forest biota in eastern North America. Nature 431:556-559
Belongs to Arctomeles according to S. C. Wallace and X. Wang 2004
Sister taxa: Arctomeles ferus, Arctomeles pliocaenicus, Arctomeles sotnikovae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gray Fossil Site, which is in a Hemphillian/Blancan sinkhole siltstone/conglomerate in Tennessee
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Gray Fossil Site
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