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Collector:
Frederick W. True  Search this
D. W. Prentiss Jr.  Search this
Microhabitat Description:
pre-Columbian shell heaps  Search this
Preparation:
Partial Skull
Remarks:
fragment of skull composed of superior maxillae, portions of the nasals, right zygoma, and palate extending 6 mm back of molars
Sex:
Unknown
Type Citation:
Prentiss, D. W. 1903. Description of an extinct mink from the shell-heaps of the Maine coast. 26 888.
Type Status:
Type
Place:
Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine, United States, North America
Collection Date:
1897
Record Last Modified:
1 May 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Carnivora, Caniformia, Mustelidae, Mustelinae
Published Name:
Neovison macrodon
Mustela vison macrodon
Lutreola macrodon Prentiss, 1903
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : No Number
USNM Number:
115178
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37069ce24-3e1e-484e-ab2c-47804a09a8ba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7243984