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斯氏通古尔鼬 (Tungurictisspocki)是 1 939年Colbert描述的一个采自内蒙古中中新世通古尔组的小型食肉类的新属、新种。他最初认为通古尔鼬属于灵猫科 ,但最近Hunt( 1 989)及Hunt和Solounias( 1 991 )提出通古尔鼬具有一些鬣狗科耳区的特征 (如水平方向的听泡隔板等 )但缺少典型鬣狗科强壮的用来咬碎骨骼的前臼齿。Werdelin和Solounias( 1 991 )对鬣狗科分支系统的研究也进一步证实通古尔鼬实际上是一种鬣狗科较为原始的成员。因此通古尔鼬成为研究鬣狗科初期演化关系的重要一环。Tungurictisspocki的正型标本 (AMNH 2 660 0 )是一件相当完整的头骨 ,但这是美国自然历史博物馆第三次中亚考查团在狼营地点 (WolfCamp)获得的惟一标本。缺少下颌骨和非常关键的下裂齿对于研究鬣狗科关系总是一件憾事。因此在通古尔台地南缘首次发现的出自同一个体的斯氏通古尔鼬上、下颌骨 ,对加深该种形态特征的认识和对鬣狗科系统关系的研究都具有一定意义。新发现的材料 (IVPPV 1 3784)包括很可能属同一个体头骨的前半部分以及下颌骨 ,并保存了P3～M2及m1～m2。V 1 3784采自内蒙古苏尼特左旗IVPP 346地点西 1 .5km(美国自然历史博物馆中亚考查团推饶木诺尔地点TairumNorlocality ,又称南营地SouthCamp) ,属通古尔组下部
Tungurictisspocki is a new genus and species of small carnivorous species collected from the Middle Miocene Tungur Group in Inner Mongolia in 1939 by Colbert. He originally thought that Tungurra belonged to the family of civethes, but recently Hunt (1989) and Hunt and Solounias (1991) proposed that the Tungurgura has some characteristics of hyacinth ears (such as horizontally oriented bulbous membranes, etc.) But lacking the premolar teeth typical of hyena bones that are strong. Studies by Werdelin and Solounias (1991) on hyena branch systems further confirm that Tungurra is actually a primitive member of the hyena family. Therefore, the Tungura ferret became an important part of studying the initial evolution of Hyena family. The positive specimen of Tungurictisspocki (AMNH 2 660 0) is a fairly complete skull, but it is the only specimen obtained at the Museum of Natural History in Central America by the Central African Mission at Wolf Camp. The absence of the mandible and the crucial fractures is always a pity to study the hyena relationship. Therefore, the mandibular bone of the Sri Lanka Tungurgura, which was first discovered from the southern edge of the Tungur Plateau, is of great significance to deepen the understanding of this morphological feature and to the study of the hyena system. The newly discovered material (IVPPV 1 3784) contains most likely the first half of the same individual’s skull and the mandible, with P3 to M2 and m1 to m2 preserved. V 1 3784 from Inner Mongolia Sunet Zuoqi IVPP 346 location 1. 5km west of the United States Museum of Natural History (Central Asia test group pushed Rao wood nore location TairumNorlocality, also known as the South Camp Camp South Camp), is the lower part of Tungur Group