Amphictis timucua was described in 2017 by Baskin as the ninth and most recently named species of the genus Amphictis, and its name is sometimes spelled timicua. It is a North American member of a genus whose fossils are otherwise known from Eurasia, and the Paleobiology Database records it from Florida, at the Miller Locality in Dixie County, with a related form from North Carolina. A 2025 study of the family stated that A. timucua, like several other Amphictis species, is of indeterminate generic status, meaning it cannot be firmly assigned to Amphictis or to a related genus.
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Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
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Source Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Amphictis timucuaOccurrence record, countryQuote, Occurrence record, country
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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 timucua
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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