Bassaricyonoides phyllismillerae is an extinct species of procyonid, a member of the raccoon family, described by J. A. Baskin in 2003 from fossils found in Dixie County, Florida. The Paleobiology Database records this single occurrence and dates it to the Burdigalian stage of the Miocene, between about 18.5 and 16.3 million years ago. It is the Gulf Coast species of the genus Bassaricyonoides, whose other species comes from Nevada, and the Wikipedia article on the family lists both among the extinct procyonids. The database gives a terrestrial environment and a scansorial habit for it.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Procyonidae (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Bassaricyonoides phyllismilleraeOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Florida"
Sources
1. Bassaricyonoides phyllismillerae (Paleobiology Database)
Taxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Ecospace record, diet, taken from Procyonidae
"diet": "frugivore, carnivore"
In Group: Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans, Taxon record, classification order
"order": "Carnivora"
View the Source2. Procyonidae (Wikipedia)
Extinct taxa
†B. phyllismillerae J.A. Baskin & Morea, 2003
Child Taxon Of: Procyonidae, Extinct taxa, listed under Procyonidae
†B. phyllismillerae J.A. Baskin & Morea, 2003
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