Biology:Trigonictis

Short description: Extinct genus of mustelid

Trigonictis Temporal range: Pliocene– Early Pleistocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Trigonictis fossils (top row)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Ictonychinae
Genus:	†Trigonictis Cope, 1868
Type species
†Trigonictis macrodon
Other Species
T. cookii

Trigonictis is an extinct genus of mustelid related to the living grison. It lived in North America during the Pliocene to Pleistocene. Fossil specimens have been found across the United States, from Washington and Oregon in the northwest to California and Florida in the south.

Two species are known; Trigonictis macrodon and Trigonictis cookii.

References

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