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New materials of the rare fossil mustelid Cernictis hesperus (Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Pinole Tuff genotype locality in California.

PeerJ - 1 Jan 2026

Tseng Z Jack

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The Neogene fossil record of predatory mammals indicates periodic dispersals across the Beringian land bridge. Among the documented immigrant species in the weasel family (Mustelidae), Cernictis hesperus is among the most poorly known genotype species because of the highly fragmentary holotype. Here I report a new specimen representing the species from its type locality in the Pinole Tuff Formation, California....

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PMID: 42157902
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20894
PMCID: PMC13182722

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