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'''''Gulo''''' is a [[genus]] of [[carnivoran]] [[mammals]] in the family [[Mustelidae]]. It contains one [[extant]] [[species]], the [[wolverine]] (''G. gulo''), and several [[extinct]] ones. |
'''''Gulo''''' is a [[genus]] of [[carnivoran]] [[mammals]] in the family [[Mustelidae]]. It contains one [[extant]] [[species]], the [[wolverine]] (''G. gulo''), and several [[extinct]] ones. The [[fossil record]] suggests that this genus probably appeared in [[North America]] and later spread to [[Eurasia]] during the [[Pliocene]]. |
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| Genus: | Gulo Storr, 1780
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Gulo is a genus of carnivoran mammals in the family Mustelidae. It contains one extant species, the wolverine (G. gulo), and several extinct ones. The fossil record suggests that this genus probably appeared in North America and later spread to Eurasia during the Pliocene.
References
- ^ Samuels, Joshua X.; Bredehoeft, Keila E.; Wallace, Steven C. (2018). "A new species of Gulo from the Early Pliocene Gray Fossil Site (Eastern United States); rethinking the evolution of wolverines". PeerJ (in anglès). 6: e4648. doi:10.7717/peerj.4648. ISSN 2167-8359.
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