Amphictis schlosseri was described by Heizmann and Morlo in 1994 and is one of the nine species of the genus Amphictis named by 2017. In the 2025 study by Morales and colleagues it was one of only two species kept in Amphictis proper, alongside the type species A. antiqua, within the family Amphictidae of basal musteloids, a group they treated as separate from the red panda family. The Paleobiology Database records the species from Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate, at Weisenau near Mainz and in quarries near Budenheim, in rocks of the early Miocene.
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Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
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Source Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Amphictis schlosseriOccurrence 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 schlosseri
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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