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Aragonictis

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Aragonictis
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Aragonictis
Species:
A. araid
Binomial name
Aragonictis araid
Valenciano et. al., 2021

Aragonictis is an extinct genus of mustelid carnivoran that lived during the Middle Miocene.

Distribution

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Aragonictis araid is known from fossils found in Spain.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Valenciano, Alberto; Morales, Jorge; Azanza, Beatriz; Demiguel, Daniel (27 August 2021). "Aragonictis araid , gen. et sp. nov., a small-sized hypercarnivore (Carnivora, Mustelidae) from the upper middle Miocene of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (5). Bibcode:2021JVPal..41E5615V. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.2005615. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 31 March 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.