Amphictis wintershofensis was named in 1994, in the same year as Amphictis schlosseri. The English Wikipedia article on the genus describes it as the sister taxon of a Middle Miocene line of Amphictis species running from A. prolongata through A. wintershofensis to A. cuspida, a line that may lie closer to the ancestry of the extinct ailurid subfamily Simocyoninae than to the rest of Amphictis. A 2025 study of the family moved the species to the new genus Rothictis as Rothictis wintershofensis, in the subfamily Magerictinae. The Paleobiology Database holds a taxon record for it but lists no fossil occurrences.
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Source Amphictis (Wikipedia)
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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 wintershofensis
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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