Sthenictis

Sthenictis is an extinct genus in the weasel family (mustelids) endemic to North America and Asia during the Miocene epoch living from ~15.97—5.33 Ma (AEO) existing for approximately 11 million years.

Sthenictis Temporal range: Miocene, ~15.97–5.33 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Sthenictis sp. cast of a specimen from Cherry County, Nebraska. At the AMNH.
Sthenictis campestris jaw
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Mustelidae
Subfamily:	Guloninae
Tribe:	Ischyrictini
Genus:	†Sthenictis Peterson, 1910
Species
Sthenictis bellus Matthew, 1932 Sthenictis campestris Gregory, 1942 Sthenictis dolichops Matthew, 1924 Sthenictis junturensis Shotwell & Russell, 1963 Sthenictis lacota (Matthew & Gidley, 1904) Sthenictis neimengguensis Tseng et al. 2009 Sthenictis robustus (Cope, 1890)
Synonyms
Brachygale Peterson, 1910

Fossil distribution

The oldest specimen was uncovered at Black Butte, Malheur County, Oregon.^[1] Other locations are: Quatal Canyon, Ventura County, California, Kleinfelder Farm, Saskatchewan, Canada, Nebraska, Texas, Florida and in Inner Mongolia, in China.^[2]