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The Sea Mink, Neovison macrodon, is the only mustelid to become extinct in recent times. They were roughly twice the size of living mink species, and little is known about them; they were hunted to extinction in the 1860s before scientists could analyze them.

Sea Mink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The sea mink (Neovison macrodon) is an extinct North American member of the family Mustelidae. It is the only mustelid, and one of only two terrestrial mammal species in the order Carnivora, to become extinct in historic times (the other being the Falkland Islands wolf).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_mink
Neovison macrodon (Sea Mink)

Find population statistic and information about the sea mink from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/40784/0
Sea Mink - Neovison macrodon - ARKive

Learn more about the Sea mink - with amazing Sea mink photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/sea-mink/neovison-macrodon/
ADW: Sea Mink - Neovison macrodon

Although sea mink are now extinct, it once ranged from Casco Bay, Maine in the south to as far north as New Brunswick, Canada.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Neovison_macrodon/
The Sea Mink - HubPages

In addition to the American and European varieties of mink, there was once a much larger species called the sea mink.
http://hubpages.com/animals/The-Sea-Mink
Sea Mink - Neovison macrodon - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Sea Mink, scientifically known as Neovison macrodon in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/926019/details
Animal A Day! - Sea Mink

Sea Minks are another species that have gone extinct in more recent times. These close relatives to the American Mink lived on the Atlantic coast, and were for a while considered to be a subspecies of the American Mink, but recent research has shown that the two are distinct species.
http://animaladay.blogspot.com/2011/06/sea-mink.html
Sea Mink - 13 Animals Hunted to Extinction - MNN

Aside from the Falkland Islands wolf, the sea mink is the only other terrestrial mammal species in the order Carnivora to go extinct in historic times.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/13-animals-hunted-to-extinction/sea-mink
Dental Divergence Supports Species Status Of The Extinct Sea Mink

The sea mink (Neovison macrodon (Prentiss, 1903): Mustelinae) was an unusual late-Cenozoic example of an organism that had rapidly evolved toward a marine niche. Except for the otters, it was probably the most aquatic member of the Musteloidea.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1644/06-MMM-A-227R1.1?journalCode=mamm
Sea Mink Facts, Habitat, Pictures and Diet - Extinct Animals

The Sea mink, a member of the family Mustelidae, become extinct around the 1880s. The officially recorded sighting came in 1880 in the Gulf of Maine.
http://www.extinctanimals.org/sea-mink.htm

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Sea Mink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The sea mink (Neovison macrodon) is an extinct North American member of the family Mustelidae. It is the only mustelid, and one of only two terrestrial mammal species in the order Carnivora, to become extinct in historic times (the other being the Falkland Islands wolf).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_mink
Neovison macrodon (Sea Mink)

Find population statistic and information about the sea mink from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/40784/0
Sea Mink - Neovison macrodon - ARKive

Learn more about the Sea mink - with amazing Sea mink photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/sea-mink/neovison-macrodon/
ADW: Sea Mink - Neovison macrodon

Although sea mink are now extinct, it once ranged from Casco Bay, Maine in the south to as far north as New Brunswick, Canada.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Neovison_macrodon/
The Sea Mink - HubPages

In addition to the American and European varieties of mink, there was once a much larger species called the sea mink.
http://hubpages.com/animals/The-Sea-Mink
Sea Mink - Neovison macrodon - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Sea Mink, scientifically known as Neovison macrodon in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/926019/details
Animal A Day! - Sea Mink

Sea Minks are another species that have gone extinct in more recent times. These close relatives to the American Mink lived on the Atlantic coast, and were for a while considered to be a subspecies of the American Mink, but recent research has shown that the two are distinct species.
http://animaladay.blogspot.com/2011/06/sea-mink.html
Sea Mink - 13 Animals Hunted to Extinction - MNN

Aside from the Falkland Islands wolf, the sea mink is the only other terrestrial mammal species in the order Carnivora to go extinct in historic times.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/13-animals-hunted-to-extinction/sea-mink
Dental Divergence Supports Species Status Of The Extinct Sea Mink

The sea mink (Neovison macrodon (Prentiss, 1903): Mustelinae) was an unusual late-Cenozoic example of an organism that had rapidly evolved toward a marine niche. Except for the otters, it was probably the most aquatic member of the Musteloidea.
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1644/06-MMM-A-227R1.1?journalCode=mamm
Sea Mink Facts, Habitat, Pictures and Diet - Extinct Animals

The Sea mink, a member of the family Mustelidae, become extinct around the 1880s. The officially recorded sighting came in 1880 in the Gulf of Maine.
http://www.extinctanimals.org/sea-mink.htm

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The Sea Mink, Neovison macrodon, is the only mustelid to become extinct in recent times. They were roughly twice the size of living mink species, and little is known about them; they were hunted to extinction in the 1860s before scientists could analyze them.

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