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Proputorius minimus
Taxonomy
Proputorius minimus was named by Zdansky (1924). It is the type species of Zdanskyictis.
It was recombined as Zdanskyictis minimus by Valenciano et al. (2026).
It was recombined as Zdanskyictis minimus by Valenciano et al. (2026).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2026-05-18; modified by M. Uhen on 2026-05-18
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1924 | Proputorius minimus Zdansky |
| 2026 | Zdanskyictis minimus Valenciano et al. p. 5 figs. Figure 3, Table 2 |
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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.
†Proputorius minimus Zdansky 1924
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Valenciano et al. 2026 | Mustelid similar in size to Mustela putorius. p1 absent. p2 biradiculated. p2–4 tall, unicuspids, with the cuspid mesially placed. p3 higher than p4. m1 protoconid higher than paraconid. m1 metaconid tall and well developed. Distinct m1 entocristid forming a V-shaped lingual valley; m2 circular with protoconid and metaconid centrally placed. |
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||