Sthenictis

Sthenictis
	Sthenictis sp. (American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Guloninae
Tribe:	Ischyrictini
Genus:	†Sthenictis; Peterson, 1910
Species
	Sthenictis bellus Matthew, 1932; Sthenictis campestris Gregory, 1942; Sthenictis dolichops Matthew, 1924; Sthenictis junturensis Shotwell & Russell, 1963; Sthenictis lacota (Matthew & Gidley, 1904); Sthenictis neimengguensis Tseng et al. 2009; Sthenictis robustus (Cope, 1890);
Synonyms
	Brachygale Peterson, 1910

Sthenictis is an extinct genus in the weasel family (mustelids) endemic to North America and Asia during the Miocene epoch living from ~15.97—5.33 Ma (AEO) existing for approximately 11 million years.

Sthenictis campestris jaw

Fossil distribution

The oldest specimen was uncovered at Black Butte, Malheur County, Oregon.[1] Other locations are: Quatal Canyon, Ventura County, California, Kleinfelder Farm, Saskatchewan, Canada, Nebraska, Texas, Florida and in Inner Mongolia, in China.[2]

References

PaleoDB collection 18825: authorized by John Alroy, entered by J. Alroy on February 18, 1993
Tseng Z. J., O’Connor J. K., Wang X. & Prothero D. R. 2009. — The first Old World occurrence of the North American mustelid Sthenictis (Mammalia, Carnivora). Geodiversitas 31 (4) : 743-751.

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[1] PaleoDB collection 18825: authorized by John Alroy, entered by J. Alroy on February 18, 1993

[2] Tseng Z. J., O’Connor J. K., Wang X. & Prothero D. R. 2009. — The first Old World occurrence of the North American mustelid Sthenictis (Mammalia, Carnivora). Geodiversitas 31 (4) : 743-751.