Oligobuninae
| Oligobuninae Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Oligobuninae |
| Genera | |
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Oligobuninae is an extinct subfamily of the family Mustelidae.
The subfamily was described by J. A. Baskin in 1998; of the genera that he assigned to this clade, eight are recognized today - Brachypsalis, Megalictis, Oligobunis, Potamotherium, Promartes, Zodiolestes, Floridictis and Parabrachypsalis - representing fifteen separate species.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Oligobuninae at the Paleobiology Database.". paleodb.org. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
- ↑ Jon A. Baskin (2017). "Additional carnivorans from the early Hemingfordian Miller Local Fauna, Florida". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 37 (2): e1293069. doi:10.1080/02724634.2017.1293069.
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