Ictidopappus

Ictidopappus Temporal range: 63.8–60.9  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ early Paleocene
lower jaw of Ictidopappus mustelinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Family:	† Viverravidae
Subfamily:	† Ictidopappinae Van Valen, 1969 [1]
Genus:	† Ictidopappus Simpson, 1935
Type species
†Ictidopappus mustelinus Simpson, 1935 [2]
Synonyms
synonyms of subfamily: Ictidopappini (Van Valen, 1969)

Ictidopappus ("grandfather of weasels") is an extinct genus of mammals from extinct subfamily Ictidopappinae within extinct family Viverravidae, that lived in North America during the early Paleocene. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. L. Van Valen (1969.) "Evolution of dental growth and adaptation in mammalian carnivores." Evolution 23(1):96-117
2. Simpson, G. G. (1935). "New Paleocene Mammals from the Fort Union of Montana". Proceedings of the United States Museum. 83 (2981). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
3. McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997). Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 228. ISBN   0-231-11013-8.
4. "Ictidopappus". Fossilworks. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-17.