Microtomarctus

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Microtomarctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivoramorpha
Family: † Borophaginae
Genus: † Microtomarctus
Wang, 1999
Binomial name
† Microtomarctus conferta
Wang, 1999
Type species
† Microtomarctus conferta

Microtomarctus is an extinct genus of Borophaginae. It was first named by Wang in 1999, and contains one species: M. conferta. Microtomarctus fossils have been found primarily in south-central United States.

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