Paranasua biradica is an extinct species of procyonid, a member of the raccoon family, described by J. A. Baskin in 1982 and the only species of the genus Paranasua. The Paleobiology Database records one fossil occurrence, in Alachua County, Florida, and dates it from the Serravallian to the Tortonian stages of the Miocene, between about 12.5 and 9.4 million years ago. Baskin described it in his review of the Tertiary procyonines of North America, and the Wikipedia article on the family lists Paranasua among the extinct procyonid genera.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Procyonidae (Wikipedia)
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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Paranasua biradicaOccurrence record, placeQuote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Florida"
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1. Paranasua biradica (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
†P. biradica J.A. Baskin, 1982
Child Taxon Of: Procyonidae, Extinct taxa, listed under Procyonidae
†P. biradica J.A. Baskin, 1982
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