Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Full reference: W. N. F. McLaughlin, S. S. B. Hopkins, and M. D. Schmitz. 2016. A new late Hemingfordian vertebrate fauna from Hawk Rim, Oregon, with implications for biostratigraphy and geochronology. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1201095 :1-21

Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to W. N. F. McLaughlin et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Corumictis, Djourabus, Erokomellivora, Franconictis, Galictinae, Guloninae, Hadrictis, Helictidinae, Ictonychinae, Ictonychini, Kenyalutra, Leptarctinae, Luogale, Lutrina, Lutrinae, Marcetia, Martinae, Matanomictis, Melidellavus, Melinae, Mellalictis, Mellivorinae, Mephitina, Mesomephitis, Miomustela, Mustelavinae, Mustelina, Mustelinae, Mustellinae, Namibictis, Neovison, Oaxacagale, Oligobuninae, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Xenictis

Subtaxa: Watay tabutsigwii

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Type: Watay tabutsigwii

Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at JDNM 267 Hawk Rim Main locality (Miocene of Oregon)

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