Plesiogulo Explained

Plesiogulo is a genus of prehistoric carnivore that lived from Miocene to Pliocene of Africa, Eurasia and North America. An ancestral relationship to the wolverine (Gulo gulo) was once suggested, but it is no longer considered likely.^[1] However, some authorities still consider it a member of the Guloninae.^[2]

Species

The following species have been currently described for this genus:

• †P. brachygnathus (Schlosser, 1903)
• †P. botori Haile-Selassie, Hlusko & Howell, 2004
• †P. crassa Teilhard de Chardin, 1945
• †P. marshalli (Martin, 1928)
• †P. lindsayi Harrison, 1981
• †P. monspessulanus Viret, 1939
• †P. praecocidens Kurtén, 1970

External links

• What Exactly Is A Marten?
• The Palaeobiology Database

Notes and References

1. Samuels. Joshua X.. Bredehoeft. Keila E.. Wallace. Steven C.. A new species of Gulo from the Early Pliocene Gray Fossil Site (Eastern United States); rethinking the evolution of wolverines. PeerJ. 6. 2018. e4648. 2167-8359. 10.7717/peerj.4648. 5910791. 29682423 . free .
2. Valenciano. Alberto. Govender. Romala. 2020-06-01. New insights into the giant mustelids (Mammalia, Carnivora, Mustelidae) from Langebaanweg fossil site (West Coast Fossil Park, South Africa, early Pliocene). PeerJ. en. 8. e9221. 10.7717/peerj.9221. 32547866 . 2167-8359. free. 7271888.