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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''), 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/> |
'''''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. Is not quite as scary as it’s relative, G. Minor. G. Minor, also in the Gulo genus, is similar to wolverines, but with bigger teeth, and way scarier, deadass. “I saw one in my backyard and it was scary, my cat was out”-wy. [[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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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. Is not quite as scary as it’s relative, G. Minor. G. Minor, also in the Gulo genus, is similar to wolverines, but with bigger teeth, and way scarier, deadass. “I saw one in my backyard and it was scary, my cat was out”-wy. 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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