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Melogale
Taxonomy
Melogale was named by Geoffroy (1831). It is extant.
It was assigned to Mustelidae by Gebo and Rose (1993); and to Helictidinae by Law et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Mustelidae by Gebo and Rose (1993); and to Helictidinae by Law et al. (2018).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1831 | Melogale Geoffroy |
| 1831 | Helictis Gray |
| 1993 | Melogale Gebo and Rose p. 130 |
| 2018 | Melogale Law et al. |
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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.
G. Melogale Geoffroy 1831
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Melogale cucphuongensis Nadler et al. 2011
Melogale everetti Thomas 1895 [Bornean ferret badger]
Melogale moschata Gray 1831
Melogale personata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831 [large toothed ferret badger]
Invalid names: Helictis Gray 1831 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Carroll 1988, Gebo and Rose 1993, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pleistocene | China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) | M. sp. (214689) |