Magerictis

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Magerictis Temporal range: Middle Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Ailuridae
Subfamily:	Ailurinae
Genus:	†Magerictis Ginsburg, Morales, Soria and Herraez, 1997
Type species
†Magerictis imperialenis Ginsburg, Morales, Soria and Herraez, 1997

Magerictis is a fossil genus of ailurid with a single species Magerictis imperialenis (sometimes spelled Magerictis imperialis), which was originally known from a single m2 tooth. Several more specimens were later found, but were undescribed as of 2014.^[1]^[2]

Taxonomy & evolution

Magerictis is placed in the subfamily Ailurinae, though its relationship to other genera and species in that subfamily are still unknown. It is considered to have likely evolved from a species of Amphictis.^[2]

Description

Magerictics imperialenis is estimated to have been slightly smaller than the closely related Parailurus and similar in size to the extant relative Ailurus. It differs from both genera in that the m2 was "completely basined with all cuspids, including that of the trigonid, being located at the tooth margin, which implies that protoconid and metaconid are not connected" per Morlo & Peigne 2014. The sole described specimen was found at a site near Madrid of early Miocene age.^[2]

References

^ Ginsburg, Léonard; Morales, Jorge; Soria, Dolores; Herraez, Esther (1997). "Découverte d'une forme ancestrale du Petit Panda dans le Miocène moyen de Madrid (Espagne)" [Discovery of an ancestor of the lesser panda in the Middle Miocene of Madrid (Spain)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIA - Earth and Planetary Science (in French). 325 (6): 447–451. Bibcode:1997CRASE.325..447G. doi:10.1016/S1251-8050(97)81163-9. ISSN 1251-8050.
^ ^a ^b ^c Morlo, Michael; Peigné, Stéphane (2010). "Molecular and morphological evidence for Ailuridae and a review of its genera". Carnivoran Evolution. pp. 119–120. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139193436.005. ISBN 9780521515290.

Genera of red pandas, raccoons, skunks, mustelids and their extinct allies

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora

Musteloidea

†Peignictis
†Plesiogale

Ailuridae

Ailurinae	Ailurus †Magerictis †Parailurus †Pristinailurus
†Amphictinae	Amphictis
†Simocyoninae	Actiocyon Alopecocyon Protursus Simocyon

Mephitidae

Procyonidae

Mustelidae

†Acheronictis †Aragonictis †Arikarictis †Circamustela †Erokomellivora †Franconictis †Kenyalutra †Kinometaxia †Laphyctis †Luogale †Marcetia †Matanomictis †Melidellavus †Mellalictis †Mesomephitis †Miomustela †Namibictis †Oaxacagale †Palaeomeles †Paragale †Parataxidea †Perunium †Plesictis †Plesiogale †Plesiomeles †Prepoecilogale †Presictis †Promellivora †Proputorius †Pyctis †Sabadellictis †Semantor †Sinictis †Sivalictis †Skopelogale †Sonitictis †Taxodon †Trochotherium †Xenictis †Zorilla
Guloninae	†Canimartes Eira †Ferinestrix Gulo †Iberictis †Ischyrictis Martes Pekania †Plesiogulo †Plionictis †Sthenictis
Helictidinae	Melogale
Ictonychinae	†Baranogale †Brevimalictis †Cernictis †Eirictis †Enhydrictis Galictis Ictonyx †Lutravus Lyncodon †Martellictis †Negodiaetictis †Oriensictis †Pannonictis †Poecilictis Poecilogale †Sminthosinis †Stipanicicia †Trigonictis †Trochictis Vormela
Lutrinae	†Algarolutra Aonyx †Cyrnaonyx †Cyrnolutra †Djourabus Enhydra †Enhydriodon †Enhydritherium Hydrictis †Limnonyx Lontra Lutra †Lutraeximia †Lutrictis Lutrogale †Megalenhydris †Megencephalon †Melodon †Mionictis †Nesolutra †Paludolutra †Paralutra †Pelycictis Pteronura †Sardolutra †Satherium †Siamogale †Sivaonyx †Teruelictis †Torolutra †Tyrrhenolutra †Vishnuonyx
†Leptarctinae	Craterogale Leptarctus Trocharion
Melinae	†Arctomeles Arctonyx Meles †Promeles
Mellivorinae	†Ekorus †Eomellivora †Hoplictis Mellivora †Moralesictis
†Mustelavinae	Mustelavus
Mustelinae	†Dinogale †Lartetictis †Legionarictis Mustela Neogale †Tisisthenes
†Oligobuninae	Brachypsalis Corumictis Floridictis Megalictis Oligobunis Parabrachypsalis Paroligobunis Promartes Zodiolestes
Taxidiinae	†Chamitataxus †Pliotaxidea Taxidea

Taxon identifiers
Magerictis	Wikidata: Q65141542 GBIF: 4833068 IRMNG: 1142176 Open Tree of Life: 4118018 Paleobiology Database: 97189
Magerictis imperialensis	Wikidata: Q100982137 GBIF: 6142160 Open Tree of Life: 4118019 Paleobiology Database: 97190

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