''Brachyprotoma obtusata'' (also known as the short-faced skunk) is an extinct genus of
skunk
Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. They are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or gi ...
of the Pleistocene epoch what is now
North America.
References
Skunks
Prehistoric caniforms
Fauna of Canada
Extinct animals of the United States
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
Taxa named by Barnum Brown
Fossil taxa described in 1908
Prehistoric carnivoran genera
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