Biology:Arctonasua

Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores

Arctonasua Temporal range: Miocene–Pliocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Procyonidae
Genus:	†Arctonasua Baskin, 1982
Type species
†Arctonasua floridana
Species
See text

Arctonasua is an extinct genus of raccoon-like procyonid of the Miocene, endemic to North America. It lived from ~16.0—4.9 Mya, existing for approximately 11 million years.

Species

• A. eurybates Baskin, 1982 - Sioux County, Nebraska, estimated age: ~10.5 Ma.
• A. floridana Baskin, 1982 - Alachua County, Florida, estimated age: ~11.5 Ma.
• A. fricki Baskin, 1982 - Texas County, Oklahoma, estimated age: ~8.4 Ma.
• A. gracilis Baskin, 1982 - Brown County, Nebraska and San Jacinto County, Texas, estimated age: ~8.4 Ma.
• A minima Baskin, 1982 - Dawes County, Nebraska, estimated age: ~17.1 Ma.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4787629 entry