Raphictis Gingerich and Winkler 1985 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae

Full reference: P. D. Gingerich and D. A. Winkler. 1985. Systematics of Paleocene Viverravidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) in the Bighorn Basin and Clark's Fork Basin, Wyoming. Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(4):87-128

Parent taxon: Didymictidae according to J. J. Flynn 1998

See also Gingerich and Winkler 1985

Sister taxa: Deltatherium durini, Didymictis, Orientictis, Preonictis, Protictis, Simpsonictis, Variviverra, Viverravus, Viverriscus, Intyrictis

Subtaxa: Raphictis gausion

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Type: Raphictis gausion

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (4: Wyoming)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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