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Palaeomephitis

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Extinct genus of carnivores

Palaeomephitis Temporal range: MiddleMiocene ca. 12Ma

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mephitidae
Genus:	Palaeomephitis Jäger, 1839
Species:	P. steinheimensis
Binomial name
*Palaeomephitis steinheimensis* Jäger, 1839
Synonyms
Trochotherium cyamoides Fraas, 1870

Palaeomephitis steinheimensis is an extinct species ofmusteloid, possibly amephitid (skunk), from the Miocene epoch ofEurope.

Description

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Palaeomephitis steinheimensis was described by Jäger in 1839 from a well-preservedcranium found inSteinheim am Albuch inBaden-Württemberg, southernGermany. Subsequently, different authors considered it to represent aviverrid or aleptarctine mustelid. It was placed in the Mephitinae (now considered to be a distinct family) by Wolsan in 1999, on the evidence of its having an extendedepitympanic recess to the middle ear.^[1] However, Geraads and Spassov (2016) were uncertain it in fact had this expanded recess, since that area of the skull is imperfectly preserved. Due to this and other factors, such as it differing from Mephitidae in some characters, these authors considered the mephitid affinities ofPalaeomephitis doubtful.^[2]

Taxonomy

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Skunks

†Palaeomephitis

	†Promephitis

	Stink badgers (Mydaus)

other Mephitidae

In its traditional skunk classification,Palaeomephitis is considered to stand close to the two extant species ofstink badger (Mydaus) and the several extinct species ofPromephitis. This clade is considered to be a sister group to all other skunks living today and other fossil forms.^[3]

References

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^Mieczysław Wolsan (1999)."Oldest mephitine cranium and its implications for the origin of skunks"(PDF).Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.44 (2):223–230.
^Geraads, Denis; Spassov, Nikolaï (30 December 2016)."Musteloid carnivores from the upper Miocene of South-Western Bulgaria, and the phylogeny of the Mephitidae".Geodiversitas.38 (4):543–558.doi:10.5252/g2016n4a5.ISSN 1280-9659.
^Mikko Haaramo (7 October 2007)."Mustelidae: Mephitinae". Mikko’s Phylogeny Archive.Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved12 November 2017.

Genera ofred pandas,raccoons,skunks,mustelids and their extinct allies

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora

Musteloidea

†Peignictis
†Plesiogale

Ailuridae

Ailurinae	Ailurus †Magerictis †Parailurus †Pristinailurus
†Amphictinae	Amphictis
†Simocyoninae	Actiocyon Alopecocyon Protursus Simocyon

Mephitidae

Procyonidae

Mustelidae

†Acheronictis †Aragonictis †Arikarictis †Circamustela †Erokomellivora †Franconictis †Kenyalutra †Kinometaxia †Laphyctis †Luogale †Marcetia †Matanomictis †Melidellavus †Mellalictis †Mesomephitis †Miomustela †Namibictis †Oaxacagale †Palaeomeles †Paragale †Parataxidea †Perunium †Plesictis †Plesiogale †Plesiomeles †Prepoecilogale †Presictis †Promellivora †Proputorius †Pyctis †Sabadellictis †Semantor †Sinictis †Sivalictis †Skopelogale †Sonitictis †Taxodon †Trochotherium †Xenictis †Zorilla
Guloninae	†Canimartes Eira †Ferinestrix Gulo †Iberictis †Ischyrictis Martes Pekania †Plesiogulo †Plionictis †Sthenictis
Helictidinae	Melogale
Ictonychinae	†Baranogale †Brevimalictis †Cernictis †Eirictis †Enhydrictis Galictis Ictonyx †Lutravus Lyncodon †Martellictis †Negodiaetictis †Oriensictis †Pannonictis †Poecilictis Poecilogale †Sminthosinis †Stipanicicia †Trigonictis †Trochictis Vormela
Lutrinae	†Algarolutra Aonyx †Cyrnaonyx †Cyrnolutra †Djourabus Enhydra †Enhydriodon †Enhydritherium Hydrictis †Limnonyx Lontra Lutra †Lutraeximia †Lutrictis Lutrogale †Megalenhydris †Megencephalon †Melodon †Mionictis †Nesolutra †Paludolutra †Paralutra †Pelycictis Pteronura †Sardolutra †Satherium †Siamogale †Sivaonyx †Teruelictis †Torolutra †Tyrrhenolutra †Vishnuonyx
†Leptarctinae	Craterogale Leptarctus Trocharion
Melinae	†Arctomeles Arctonyx Meles †Promeles
Mellivorinae	†Ekorus †Eomellivora †Hoplictis Mellivora †Moralesictis
†Mustelavinae	Mustelavus
Mustelinae	†Dinogale †Lartetictis †Legionarictis Mustela Neogale †Tisisthenes
†Oligobuninae	Brachypsalis Corumictis Floridictis Megalictis Oligobunis Parabrachypsalis Paroligobunis Promartes Zodiolestes
Taxidiinae	†Chamitataxus †Pliotaxidea Taxidea

Taxon identifiers
Palaeomephitis steinheimensis	Wikidata:Q18002457 Paleobiology Database:470400

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