Plesictis

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Plesictis
Fossil range: Early Oligocene to Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Procyonidae
Genus: Plesictis

Plesictis is an extinct prehistoric procyonid genus. Plesictis was a small, 75 cm (2 ft 6 in) long creature with large eyes and a very long tail. It is presumed to have been nocturnal and arboreal. Judging from its teeth, it was an omnivore. Plesictis is presumed to be the ancestor of the cacomistle.

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