The extinct sea mink, Neogale macrodon: a putative specimen in the New Brunswick Museum, Canada, confirmed as American mink, Neogale vison.

The article discusses the identification of a specimen in the New Brunswick Museum, Canada, previously believed to be the extinct sea mink (Neogale macrodon). The specimen, which was part of a private collection, was confirmed through genetic analysis to be the American mink (Neogale vison) instead. The sea mink was described based on a fragmentary skull found in Maine, USA, and was believed to have gone extinct as early as 1860. The identification of the specimen as Neogale vison suggests that the sea mink is only known from skeletal fragments found in Indigenous middens. [Extracted from the article]