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 11 million years.
| Sthenictis Temporal range: Miocene,
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| Sthenictis sp. cast of a specimen from Cherry County, Nebraska. At the AMNH. | |
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| Sthenictis campestris jaw | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Guloninae |
| Tribe: | Ischyrictini |
| Genus: | †Sthenictis Peterson, 1910 |
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Brachygale Peterson, 1910 | |
Fossil distribution
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ PaleoDB collection 18825: authorized by John Alroy, entered by J. Alroy on February 18, 1993 [1]
- ^ 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.