Brachyprotoma
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brachyprotoma, also known as the short-faced skunks, is an extinct genus of large skunk that inhabited Pleistocene North America, with specimens having been found from Yukon to West Virgina.[1][2][3]There currently exists only one accepted species, Brachyprotoma obtusata.[4]
Quick Facts Brachyprotoma Temporal range: Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...
Brachyprotoma Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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An ink drawing of an American Mastodon calf encountering a short-faced skunk, Brachyprotoma. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mephitidae |
Genus: | Brachyprotoma Brown 1908 |
Species: | B. obtusata |
Binomial name | |
Brachyprotoma obtusata Cope 1899 | |
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