Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Alternative spelling: Bryanictis
Parent taxon: Protictis according to J. J. Flynn and H. Galiano 1982
See also Cifelli et al. 1999, Flynn 1998, Fox and Youzwyshyn 1994, Gingerich and Winkler 1985, Hartman 1986, Meehan and Wilson 2002, Polly 1997, Rigby 1980, Rose 1981, Scott et al. 2013, Secord 1998, Williamson and Lucas 1993 and Winterfeld 1982
Sister taxa: Protictis (Protictis), Protictis (Protictoides), Protictis agastor, Protictis haydenianus, Protictis minor, Protictis paralus, Protictis simpsoni
Subtaxa: Bryanictis microlestes Bryanictis paulus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (19: Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence