Oligobuninae
Oligobuninae Temporal range: Miocene | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mustelidae |
Subfamily: | Oligobuninae |
Genus: | Brachypsalis |
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, six are recognized today - Brachypsalis, Megalictis, Oligobunis, Potamotherium, Promartes, and Zodiolestes - representing thirteen separate species.[1]
References
- ↑ "Oligobuninae at the Paleobiology Database.". paleodb.org. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.