Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
Full reference: J. A. Baskin. 2004. Bassariscus and Probassariscus (Mammalia, Carnivora, Procyonidae) from the early Barstovian (Middle Miocene). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3):709-720
Belongs to Bassariscus according to J. A. Baskin 2004
Sister taxa: Bassariscus albipes, Bassariscus antiquus, Bassariscus astutus, Bassariscus casei, Bassariscus lycopotamicus, Bassariscus ogallalae, Bassariscus parvus, Bassariscus rexroadensis, Bassariscus sumichrasti
Type specimen: F:AM 49099, a mandible (left mandible with m1-m2 and roots of p4). Its type locality is Observation Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Observation Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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