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Namibictis
Taxonomy
Namibictis was named by Morales et al. (1998). Its type is Namibictis senuti.
It was assigned to Mustelinae by Morales et al. (1998); and to Mustelidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
It was assigned to Mustelinae by Morales et al. (1998); and to Mustelidae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
Species
N. senuti (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Namibictis Morales et al. |
| 2010 | Namibictis Werdelin and Peigne p. 621 |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Morales et al. 1998 | Mustelinae with hypercarnivorous dentition. Lower canine with very high crown, lower premolars and m1 mediolaterally compressed, and as such rather sectorial. p4 with high crown. m1 with a vertical paraconid. a residual metaconid. a small talonid comprised of a bevelled hypoconid. |