12 



C. C. Bentley, J. L. Knight, and M. A. Knol 



B. 



3 cm 



Fig. 2. Conepatus sp. cf. C. robustus material recovered from the Ardis 

 local fauna. A) Humerus B) Femur C) Astragalus D) Dentary with p3. 



the late Rancholabrean Haile 14 in Florida (Martin 1978). The femur 

 and astragalus are the first of these elements to be reported for this 

 species and were assigned based on morphology and their large size 

 (Fig. 2). The extant species inhabit the southwestern United States, 

 southward into Central America, and as far east as eastern Texas 

 (Hall 1981). 



This is the first report of this species from South Carolina and 

 the first fossil record of this extinct hog-nosed skunk from outside of 

 Florida. 



Subfamily Mustelinae 



Mustela vison - Mink 

 Material: 1 left dentary, complete dentition except for incisors (1 

 USNM); 1 left dentary, complete dentition except for incisors and 



