Ravenictis
| Ravenictis Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Carnivoramorpha |
| Genus: | †Ravenictis |
| Species: | †R. krausei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Ravenictis krausei Fox and Youzwyshyn, 1994
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Ravenictis is an extinct monotypic genus of mammal that lived in the early Puercan, during the Danian stage of the Palaeocene epoch.[1]
Etymology
The generic name Ravenictis derives from Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan, which is located close to where the holotype was found, and the Greek word iktis, meaning marten or weasel. The specific epithet of the type species, Ravenictis krausei, honours the palaeontologist David W. Krause.[2]
References
- ^ "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ Fox, Richard C.; Youzwyshyn, Gordon P. (7 September 1994). "New primitive carnivorans (Mammalia) from the Paleocene of western Canada, and their bearing on relationships of the order". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 14 (3): 382–404. doi:10.1080/02724634.1994.10011566. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 7 March 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.