†Taxidea mexicana Drescher 1939 (badger)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: A. B. Drescher. 1939. A New Pliocene Badger From Mexico. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 38:57-62
Belongs to Taxidea according to Drescher 1939
Sister taxon: Taxidea taxus
Type specimen: CIT 2538, a mandible
Ecology: semifossorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of Mexico (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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