†Brachyprotoma Brown 1908 (skunk)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Parent taxon: Mephitidae according to X. Wang and O. Carranza-Castaneda 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wang et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Buisnictis, Conepatus, Martinogale, Mephitinae, Mephitis, Miomephitis, Mydaus, Osmotherium, Palaeomephitis, Promephitis, Spilogale
Subtaxa: Brachyprotoma obtusata
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Yukon collection), United States (8: Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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