Bassariscus minimus Baskin 2004 (ringtail)

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

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