Corumictis

Corumictis
Temporal range: Early - Late Oligocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: †Corumictis
Paterson et al., 2020
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. It contains a single species Corumictis wolsani, which is notable for being the oldest currently known mustelid.

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