Description
- Mustela
- Pleistocene Age
- Ocala Limestone Quarry
- Ocala Florida
- Specimen measures approx. 3/16″ long and will come in a 1.25″ Gem Jar
These specimens are Pleistocene carnivore den debris. Thousands of bones and teeth from the floor of a Pleistocene age carnivore den were gathered and sorted for identification. Most bones were chewed up but vertebrae, tone bones and teeth remained intact. All of this material and was from a single pocket found in the Ocala Limestone of Florida.
Mustela (Weasels) are mammals of the genus Mustela of the family Mustelidae. The genus Mustela includes the least weasels, polecats, stoats, ferrets and mink. Members of this genus are small, active predators, with long and slender bodies and short legs. The family Mustelidae, or mustelids (which also includes badgers, otters, and wolverines), is often referred to as the “weasel family”. In the UK, the term “weasel” usually refers to the smallest species, the least weasel (M. nivalis), the smallest carnivoran species.
