| Chamitataxus Temporal range: Late Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Taxidiinae |
| Genus: | †Chamitataxus Owen, 2006 |
| Species: | †C. avitus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Chamitataxus avitus Owen, 2006
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Chamitataxus is a prehistoric badger genus. Chamitataxus avitus is the only known species of the genus.[1] Chamitataxus lived during the Late Miocene, around 6 million years ago in what is now North America. Out of the three taxideine badger genera to have existed on the continent, Chamitataxus is the most primitive. Very few taxideine badger remains have been uncovered to date, with only prehistoric Taxidea and Pliotaxidea specimens being discovered prior to the Chamitataxus holotype being found.
- ^ Owen, P.R. (2006). "Description of a new Late Miocene American Badger (Taxidiinae) utilizing high-resolution x-ray computed tomography". Palaeontology. 49 (5): 999–1011. Bibcode:2006Palgy..49..999O. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00590.x. S2CID 128919144.