Arctonasua Explained

Arctonasua is an extinct genus of raccoon-like procyonid of the Miocene, endemic to North America.^[1] It lived from ~16.0—4.9 Mya, existing for approximately .

Species

• A. eurybates Baskin, 1982 - Sioux County, Nebraska, estimated age: ~10.5 Ma.
• A. floridana Baskin, 1982 - Alachua County, Florida, estimated age: ~11.5 Ma.
• A. fricki Baskin, 1982 - Texas County, Oklahoma, estimated age: ~8.4 Ma.
• A. gracilis Baskin, 1982 - Brown County, Nebraska and San Jacinto County, Texas, estimated age: ~8.4 Ma.
• A minima Baskin, 1982 - Dawes County, Nebraska, estimated age: ~17.1 Ma.

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=65412 Arctonasua at fossilworks