Miomephitis pilgrimi is an extinct mammal of the order Carnivora, placed by the Paleobiology Database in the skunk family Mephitidae and the genus Miomephitis. It was named by Dehm in 1950. The database counts a single fossil occurrence, dated to the Burdigalian stage, roughly 20 to 16.9 million years ago. Its ecospace record gives a terrestrial, ground-dwelling way of life and a carnivore and omnivore diet, values the database takes from the order Carnivora, since fossils of the species itself do not show how it fed. The GBIF backbone taxonomy lists Miomephitis pilgrimi as an accepted species but files the genus under the family Mustelidae, so the two sources differ on its family.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Miomephitis pilgrimi (Paleobiology Database)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Miomephitis pilgrimiOccurrence record, country codeQuote, Occurrence record, country code
"cc": "DE"
Sources
1. Miomephitis pilgrimi (Paleobiology Database)
Taxon record, extant status (extinct)
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Ecospace record, diet, taken from the order
"diet": "carnivore, omnivore"
Ecospace record, diet, omnivore value
"diet": "carnivore, omnivore"
Child Taxon Of: Mephitidae, Classification, family
"family": "Mephitidae"
In Group: Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans, Classification, order
"order": "Carnivora"
View the Source2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Miomephitis pilgrimi
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical nameQuote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Miomephitis pilgrimi"
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