Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Alternative combinations: Didymictis tenuis, Protictis tenuis
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. New Paleocene mammals from the Fort Union of Montana. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83:221-244
Belongs to Simpsonictis according to Meehan and Wilson 2002
See also Fox and Youzwyshyn 1994, Gingerich and Winkler 1985, MacIntyre 1962, MacIntyre 1966 and Simpson 1935
Sister taxa: Simpsonictis jaynanneae, Simpsonictis pegus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (3: Montana, Wyoming)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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