Biology:Arctonasua

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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores

Arctonasua
Temporal range: Miocene–Pliocene
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Arctonasua
Baskin, 1982
Type species
Arctonasua floridana
Species

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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 11 million years.

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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4787629 entry