Conepatus robustus
Extinct species of skunk
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Conepatus robustus, the Florida hog-nosed skunk, is an extinct species of skunk known from the Sangamonian of Florida.[2]
| Conepatus robustus Temporal range: Late Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mephitidae |
| Genus: | Conepatus |
| Species: | †C. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Conepatus robustus (Martin, 1978)[1] | |
The Florida hog-nosed skunk was larger than any living species of hog-nosed skunk,[3] and would have been the largest living skunk at the time it existed.