Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Full reference: J. A. Baskin. 1998. Mustelidae. Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America 152-173
Parent taxon: Mustelidae according to J. A. Baskin 2017
See also Baskin 1998, Valenciano et al. 2016 and Wang et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Acheronictis, Ailurictis, Anatolictis, Arikarictis, Bathygale, Circamustela, Corumictis, Djourabus, Erokomellivora, Franconictis, Galictinae, Guloninae, Hadrictis, Helictidinae, Ictonychinae, Ictonychini, Kenyalutra, Leptarctinae, Luogale, Lutrina, Lutrinae, Marcetia, Martinae, Matanomictis, Melidellavus, Melinae, Mellalictis, Mellivorinae, Mephitina, Mesomephitis, Miomustela, Mustelavinae, Mustelina, Mustelinae, Mustellinae, Namibictis, Neovison, Oaxacagale, Palaeomeles, Paragale, Parataxidea, Plesictis, Plesiogale, Plesiomeles, Potamotheriinae, Prepoecilogale, Presictis, Promellivora, Pyctis, Sabadellictis, Sinictis, Sivalictis, Taxidiinae, Torolutra, Trochotherium, Viverrina, Watay, Xenictis
Subtaxa: Brachypsalis Floridictis Megalictis Oligobunis Parabrachypsalis Paroligobunis Promartes Zodiolestes
Ecology: scansorial carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (20: California, Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (24: Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (5: California, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota)
Total: 52 collections including 63 occurrences