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 (along with the Falkland Islands wolf). The body of the sea mink was significantly longer than that of the closely related American mink (N. vison), and also bulkier, leading to a pelt that was almost twice the size of the other species. The longest specimen recorded was said to be 82.6 centimetres (32.5 in). The fur of the sea mink was said to be coarser and redder than the American mink's, and produced a distinctive odor.
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