Bryanictis

Extinct genus of mammals From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bryanictis ("Bryan's weasel") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct subfamily Didymictinae within extinct family Viverravidae, that lived in North America, from the early to late Paleocene.[6][7]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Superfamily:Viverravoidea
Family:Viverravidae
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Bryanictis
Temporal range: 63.8–56.2 Ma early to late Paleocene[1]
lower jaw of Bryanictis microlestes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Superfamily: Viverravoidea
Family: Viverravidae
Subfamily: Didymictinae
Genus: Bryanictis
MacIntyre, 1966[2]
Type species
Bryanictis microlestes
Simpson, 1935
Species
  • B. microlestes (Simpson, 1935)[3]
  • B. paulus (Meehan & Wilson, 2002)[4]
  • B. terlinguae (Standhardt, 1986)[5]
Synonyms
synonyms of species:
  • B. microlestes:
    • Didymictis microlestes (Simpson, 1935)
    • Protictis microlestes (MacIntyre, 1966)
  • B. terlinguae:
    • Protictis terlinguae (Standhardt, 1986)
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