Moralesictis

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Moralesictis
Temporal range: Neogene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Mellivorinae
Genus: Moralesictis
Valenciano & Baskin, 2022
Species:
M. intrepidus
Binomial name
Moralesictis intrepidus
Valenciano & Baskin, 2022

Moralesictis is an extinct genus of mustelid that inhabited Texas during the Neogene period. It is a monotypic genus known from a single species, M. intrepidus. [1]

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References

  1. Valenciano, Alberto; Baskin, Jon (13 January 2022). "Moralesictis intrepidus gen. et sp. nov., the long journey of a Miocene honey badger´s relative to the New World". Historical Biology . 34 (8): 1413–1422. doi:10.1080/08912963.2021.2023138. ISSN   0891-2963 . Retrieved 7 November 2024 via Taylor and Francis Online.