The extinct short-faced skunk Brachyprotoma obtusata (Mammalia, Carnivora): first records for Canada and Beringia
A mandible of the extinct short-faced skunk (Brachyprotoma obtusata) and a tooth, provisionally assigned to this species, are reported for the first time from the Pleistocene of northern Yukon Territory, Canada.
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1986
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e86-043 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e86-043 |
Summary: | A mandible of the extinct short-faced skunk (Brachyprotoma obtusata) and a tooth, provisionally assigned to this species, are reported for the first time from the Pleistocene of northern Yukon Territory, Canada. |
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