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Chamitataxus

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Extinct genus of carnivores

Chamitataxus Temporal range: LateMiocene

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Taxidiinae
Genus:	†Chamitataxus Owen, 2006
Species:	†C. avitus
Binomial name
†Chamitataxus avitus Owen, 2006

Chamitataxus is a prehistoricbadger genus.Chamitataxus avitus is the only knownspecies of the genus.^[1]Chamitataxus lived during the LateMiocene, around 6 million years ago in what is nowNorth America. Out of the threetaxidiine badger genera to have existed on the continent,Chamitataxus is the most primitive. Very few taxideine badger remains have been uncovered to date, with only prehistoricTaxidea andPliotaxidea specimens being discovered prior to theChamitataxusholotype being found.

Description

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Chamitataxus is known only from a single holotype found in 1935, which consists of a nearly completeskull. The holotype was discovered in a quarry not far from Lyden,New Mexico, where the prehistoricherbivoreOsbornoceros was also discovered.Chamitataxus was named after therock formation it was discovered in, theChamita Formation. Due to the relative lack ofChamitataxus specimens, much of the research into the genus is based upon research into better-represented taxa related toChamitataxus, such asTaxidea, the modern American badger, which also existed in the Late Miocene.

Chamitataxus was fairly similar to its modern-day relatives in most respects; it was acarnivore and judging from the skull found, it looked fairly similar. However, because so little ofChamitataxus has been found, estimating its size and other features is impossible; much is unknown about the genus.Chamitataxus had a very good sense of smell and had a firm grip like its modern equivalent and this enabledChamitataxus to kill burrowing animals with a bite to the neck. Like othermammals,Chamitataxus excelled at hearing low-frequency noises, which it could hear at a long distance.^{[citation needed]} Overall,Chamitataxus was an expert hunter based on scientists'^[who?] findings, and was able to prey on many different types of land-dwelling creatures during the Miocene.

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^Owen, P.R. (2006). "Description of a new Late Miocene American Badger (Taxidiinae) utilizing high-resolution x-ray computed tomography".Palaeontology.49 (5):999–1011.Bibcode:2006Palgy..49..999O.doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00590.x.S2CID 128919144.

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
Chamitataxus	Wikidata:Q16745574 Wikispecies:Chamitataxus GBIF:9348377 IRMNG:1471586 Paleobiology Database:100739

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