Aragonictis

Aragonictis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Infraorder: Arctoidea
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: †
Species:
†A. araid
Binomial name
†Aragonictis araid
Valenciano et. al., 2021

Aragonictis is an extinct genus of mustelid carnivoran that lived during the Middle Miocene.

Distribution

Aragonictis araid is known from fossils found in Spain.[1]

References

  1. ^ Valenciano, Alberto; Morales, Jorge; Azanza, Beatriz; Demiguel, Daniel (27 August 2021). "Aragonictis araid , gen. et sp. nov., a small-sized hypercarnivore (Carnivora, Mustelidae) from the upper middle Miocene of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (5). Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E5615V. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2005615. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 31 March 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.


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