Simpsonictis jaynanneae Rigby, Jr. 1980 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, Jr. 1980. Swain Quarry of the Fort Union Formation, Middle Paleocene (Torrejonian), Carbon County, Wyoming: geologic setting and mammalian fauna. Evolutionary Monographs 3:1-178

Belongs to Simpsonictis according to J. K. Rigby 1980

Sister taxa: Simpsonictis pegus, Simpsonictis tenuis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Swain Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta collections), United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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