Corumictis

Corumictis
Temporal range: Early - Late Oligocene
28.8–25.9 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Corumictis
Paterson et al., 2020[1]
Species:
C. wolsani
Binomial name
Corumictis wolsani
Paterson et al., 2020

Corumictis is an extinct genus of mustelid from the Early Oligocene (Arikareean) of North America, specifically Oregon.[2] It contains a single species Corumictis wolsani, which is notable for being the oldest currently known mustelid.

  1. ^ "Corumictis". Fossilworks.
  2. ^ Paterson, R. (2020). "The earliest mustelid in North America". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 188 (4): 1318–1339. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz091.