Parataxidea

Parataxidea is an extinct genus of mustelid that lived in Eurasia during the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene.

Distribution

P. sinensis is known from fossils found in China. P. maraghana is known from Turkey.

Palaeopathology

A Parataxidea sp. specimen has been found in the Liushu Formation displaying evidence of ossifying fibroma.