Sthenictis Explained

Sthenictis is an extinct genus in the weasel family (mustelids) endemic to North America and Asia during the Miocene epoch living from ~15.97—5.33 Ma (AEO) existing for approximately .

Fossil distribution

The oldest specimen was uncovered at Black Butte, Malheur County, Oregon.^[1] Other locations are: Quatal Canyon, Ventura County, California, Kleinfelder Farm, Saskatchewan, Canada, Nebraska, Texas, Florida and in Inner Mongolia, in China.^[2]

Notes and References

1. PaleoDB collection 18825: authorized by John Alroy, entered by J. Alroy on February 18, 1993 http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=18825
2. Tseng Z. J., O’Connor J. K., Wang X. & Prothero D. R. 2009. — The first Old World occurrence of the North American mustelid Sthenictis (Mammalia, Carnivora). Geodiversitas 31 (4) : 743-751.