Amphictis cuspida was described in 2003 as the eighth species of the genus Amphictis. It is the last member of the Middle Miocene line of Amphictis species that runs from A. prolongata through A. wintershofensis, a line that the English Wikipedia article on the genus suggests may be closer to the ancestry of the extinct ailurid subfamily Simocyoninae. A 2025 study of the family stated that A. cuspida, like several other Amphictis species, is of indeterminate generic status. The Paleobiology Database holds a taxon record for the species but lists no fossil occurrences.
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Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Ailuridae
WikipediaLead, earliest known member AmphictisQuote, Lead, earliest known member Amphictis
The earliest known member, Amphictis, was likely an unspecialised carnivore, based on its dentition.
2. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Amphictis cuspida
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Taxon record, extinction as conservation status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
View the Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
In Group: Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans, Lead, classification as a musteloid
Amphictis is an extinct genus of early musteloid which lived from the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene
Child Taxon Of: Ailuridae, Lead, ailurid placement
Though often regarded as an ailurid (part of the red panda family)
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