Shansictis

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Shansictis
Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Shansictis
Species:
S. xinzhouensis
Binomial name
Shansictis xinzhouensis
Jiangzuo et. al., 2024

Shansictis is an extinct genus of mustelid that inhabited China during the Late Miocene. It is a monotypic genus containing the species S. xinzhouensis. [1]

References

  1. Jiangzuo, Qigao; Wang, Xiaoming; Law, Chris J.; Su, Denise; Jia, Yi; Li, Shijie; Fu, Jiao; Kuang, Zhenyu; Cao, Jiayong; Zou, Bin; Hou, Sukuan; Wang, Shiqi; Deng, Tao; Ji, Xueping (31 December 2024). "Presence of Cernictis and Lutravus (Ictonychinae, Mustelidae, Carnivora) in eastern Asia and the dispersal of Ictonychinae during the Late Miocene". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 22 (1). doi:10.1080/14772019.2024.2348032. ISSN   1477-2019 . Retrieved 5 February 2025 via Taylor and Francis Online.