Parataxidea
Extinct genus of mammals
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Parataxidea is an extinct genus of mustelid that lived in Eurasia during the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Genus: | †Parataxidea Zdansky, 1924 |
Distribution
Palaeopathology
A Parataxidea sp. specimen has been found in the Liushu Formation displaying evidence of ossifying fibroma.[3]