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Africanictis
Taxonomy
Africanictis was named by Morales et al. (1998). Its type is Africanictis meini.
It was assigned to Stenoplesictidae by Morales et al. (1998); to Stenoplesictinae by Morlo et al. (2007); and to Viverridae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
It was assigned to Stenoplesictidae by Morales et al. (1998); to Stenoplesictinae by Morlo et al. (2007); and to Viverridae by Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Africanictis Morales et al. |
| 2007 | Africanictis Morlo et al. p. 153 |
| 2010 | Africanictis Werdelin and Peigne p. 627 |
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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. †Africanictis Morales et al. 1998
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†Africanictis hyaenoides Morales et al. 2003
†Africanictis meini Morales et al. 1998
†Africanictis schmidtkittleri Morales et al. 1998
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Morales et al. 1998 | Stenoplesictidae of the size of the primitive European Miocene hyaenid Protictiiherium crassum. p2 reduced, premolars high and narrow. m1 with high trigonid and short talonid with a small hypoconid. P4 narrow and elongate, with strong parastyle and conical protocone. M2 small (unknown in A. schmidtkittleri). M1 with well developed parastylar area, shortened in the type species. |