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The Epivillafranchian carnivore Pannonictis (Mammalia, Mustelidae) from Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) and a revision of the Eurasian occurrences from a taxonomic perspective García García, Nuria Arsuaga Ferreras, Juan Luis Bermúdez de Castro, José María Carbonell i Roura, Eudald Rosas González, Antonio Huguet Pamiès, Rosa 56:551.7(460.182) Sierra de Atapuerca Pannonictis Mammalia Mustelidae Sima del Elefante Paleontología 2416 Paleontología Since the Early Villafranchian, the genus Pannonictis has been distributed in Eurasia from eastern China to the Iberian Peninsula. However, most of the finds of this large-sized mustelid are scant and fragmentary, resulting in a proliferation of names and unclear taxonomic history. Pannonictis pliocaenica and ‘‘Pannonictis pilgrimi’’ from Villa´ ny-Kalkberg are here considered as the same species, the latter being a synonym. The Asian representatives are among the most robust and present some anatomical differences. The recovery of new specimens from sites with well-known chronology and accurate stratigraphy is essential to clarify the taxonomic relationships among the several Plio-Pleistocene Pannonictis species described. The Sima del Elefante (Atapuerca, Spain) finds play a relevant role. Pannonictis nestii is a likely candidate as a last survivor of the genus, extending to the Late-Early Pleistocene. A review of the Eurasian occurrences of Pannonictis is presented, together with an attempt to establish a geographic and chronological picture of this genus that undoubtedly survived up to the Latest-Early Pleistocene. The Sardinian skull attributed to Enhydrictis ‘‘galictoides’’, is here placed as the only representative of this genus, and was likely confined to the Middle-Late Pleistocene in the Tusco-Sardinian paleobioprovince. Depto. de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología Fac. de Ciencias Geológicas TRUE pub 2023-06-20T09:26:53Z 2023-06-20T09:26:53Z 2008 journal article https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49564 1040-6182 doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2007.09.031 eng open access application/pdf Elsevier