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| fossil_range = [[Pliocene]] |
| fossil_range = [[Pliocene]] – recent<ref name=SamuelsBredehoeft2018>{{cite journal|last1=Samuels|first1=Joshua X.|last2=Bredehoeft|first2=Keila E.|last3=Wallace|first3=Steven C.|title=A new species of ''Gulo'' from the Early Pliocene Gray Fossil Site (Eastern United States); rethinking the evolution of wolverines|journal=PeerJ|volume=6|year=2018|pages=e4648|issn=2167-8359|doi=10.7717/peerj.4648}}</ref> |
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| image = Wolverine 01.jpg |
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| taxon = Gulo |
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*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|gulo}} |
*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|gulo}} |
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*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|minor}} |
*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|minor}} [[extinction|†]] |
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*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|schlosseri}} |
*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|schlosseri}} † |
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*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|sudorus}} |
*{{Taxonabbr|G|ulo|sudorus}} † |
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'''''Gulo''''' is a [[genus]] of [[carnivoran]] [[mammals]] in the family [[Mustelidae]]. It contains one [[Extant taxon|extant]] [[species]], the [[wolverine]] (''G. |
'''''Gulo''''' is a [[genus]] of [[carnivoran]] [[mammals]] in the family [[Mustelidae]]. It contains one [[Extant taxon|extant]] [[species]], the [[wolverine]] (''G. gulo''), as well as several [[extinct]] ones. [[Fossil record|Fossil evidence]] suggests that this genus appeared in [[North America]] and later spread to [[Eurasia]] during the [[Pliocene]]. Diagnostic traits include a strongly reduced [[premolar|P2]], a robust [[premolar|P4]] with three roots, and upper [[molar teeth|molars]] smaller than in other [[Guloninae|gulonines]]. Overall, the teeth are [[adaptation (biology)|adapted]] for [[hypercarnivory]].<ref name=SamuelsBredehoeft2018/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Mammals of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Mustelinae]] |
[[Category:Mustelinae]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Mustelidae |
| Subfamily: | Guloninae |
| Genus: | Gulo Pallas, 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), as well as several extinct ones. Fossil evidence suggests that this genus appeared in North America and later spread to Eurasia during the Pliocene. Diagnostic traits include a strongly reduced P2, a robust P4 with three roots, and upper molars smaller than in other gulonines. Overall, the teeth are adapted for hypercarnivory.[1]
References
- ^ a b 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. 6: e4648. doi:10.7717/peerj.4648. ISSN 2167-8359.
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