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Mellalictis
Taxonomy
Mellalictis was named by Ginsburg (1977). It is not extant. Its type is Mellalictis mellalensis.
It was assigned to Ischyrictini by Ginsburg (1977); and to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
It was assigned to Ischyrictini by Ginsburg (1977); and to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
Species
M. mellalensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1977 | Mellalictis Ginsburg p. 226 figs. Plate I, Fig. 4-14; Plate II |
| 1988 | Mellalictis Carroll |
| 2010 | Mellalictis Werdelin and Peigne p. 620 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: Astaracian or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astaracian | Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) | M. mellalensis (48630) |