Amphictis prolongata was named by Morlo in 1996. It is the first member of a line of Amphictis species, running from A. prolongata to A. wintershofensis and then A. cuspida, that the English Wikipedia article on the genus places in the Middle Miocene and suggests may be closer to the ancestry of the extinct ailurid subfamily Simocyoninae. A 2025 study of the family moved the species to a new genus as Rothictis prolongata, grouping Rothictis with Magerictis in a new subfamily, Magerictinae, of the Ailuridae. The Paleobiology Database lists German occurrences at Weisenau near Mainz and in quarries near Budenheim.
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Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
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Source Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Amphictis prolongataOccurrence record, countryQuote, Occurrence record, country
"cc": "DE"
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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 prolongata
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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