Lesmesodon

	Lesmesodon ''Lesmesodon'' ("tooth from Messel") is an extinct genus of proviverid hyaenodont that lived during the Early to Middle Eocene. It was found in France and in the Messel Pit in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... ''Lesmesodon'' was a weasel-sized carnivorous mammal. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Lesmesodon'' are shown in the following cladogram. References Hyaenodonts Eocene mammals Eocene mammals of Europe Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Proviverridae Proviverridae ("before civets") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Europe. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Family: †Proviverridae Genus: †'' Minimovellentodon'' * †''Minimovellentodon russelli'' Genus: †'' Morlodon'' * †''Morlodon vellerei'' Genus: †'' Parvagula'' * †''Parvagula palulae'' (unranked): †''Allopterodon''/''Proviverra'' clade * Genus: †'' Allopterodon'' ** †''Allopterodon bulbosus'' †''Allopterodon minor'' †''Allopterodon torvidus'' * Genus: †'' Lesmesodon'' ** †''Lesmesodon behnkeae'' †''Lesmesodon edingeri'' †''Lesmesodon gunnelli'' * Genus: †''Proviverra ''Proviverra'' ("before civet") is an extinct genus of proviverid hyaenodont that lived during the Middle Eocene in Europe Europe is a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hyaenodontoidea Hyaenodontoidea ("hyena teeth") is a superfamily of extinct predatory mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early Eocene to early Miocene deposits in North America, Europe and Asia. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Superfamily: †Hyaenodontoidea Family: †Hyaenodontidae Family: †Proviverridae Proviverridae ("before civets") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Europe. Classif ... Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of superfamily Hyaenodontoidea are shown in the following cladogram: References {{Hyaenodonta Hyaenodonts Paleogene mammals of North America Paleogene mammals of Asia Paleogene mammals of Europe Vertebrate superfamilies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Messel Pit The Messel pit (german: Grube Messel) is a disused quarry near the village of Messel (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse) about southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its abundance of well-preserved fossils dating from the middle of the Eocene, it has significant geological and scientific importance. Over 1000 species of plants and animals have been found at the site. After almost becoming a landfill, strong local resistance eventually stopped these plans and the Messel Pit was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 9 December 1995. Significant scientific discoveries about the early evolution of mammals and birds are still being made at the Messel Pit, and the site has increasingly become a tourist site as well. History Brown coal and later oil shale was actively mined from 1859. The pit first became known for its wealth of fossils around 1900, but serious scientific excavation only started around the 1970s, when falling oil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hyaenodonta Hyaenodonta ("hyena teeth") is an extinct order of hypercarnivorous placental pan-carnivoran mammals from mirorder Ferae. Hyaenodonts were important mammalian predators that arose during the early Paleocene in Europe and persisted well into the late Miocene. Characteristics Hyaenodonts are characterized by long skulls, slender jaws, slim bodies and a plantigrade stance. They generally ranged in size from 30 to 140 cm at the shoulder. While '' Simbakubwa kutokaafrika'' may have been up to (surpassing the modern polar bear in size) and ''Hyaenodon gigas'' (the largest species from genus '' Hyaenodon'') was as much as 1.4 m high at the shoulder, 3.0 m long and weighed about 330 kg, most of hyaenodonts were in the 5–15 kg range, equivalent to a mid-sized dog. The anatomy of their skulls show that they had a particularly acute sense of smell, while their teeth were adapted for shearing, rather than crushing. Because of their size range, it is probable tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Proviverra ''Proviverra'' ("before civet") is an extinct genus of proviverid hyaenodont that lived during the Middle Eocene in Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia .... Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Proviverra'' are shown in the following cladogram. See also * Mammal classification * Proviverridae References Hyaenodonts Eocene mammals of Europe Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " dawn") and (''kainós'', "new") and refers to the "dawn" of modern ('new') fauna that appeared during the epoch. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Paleocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the Eocene is marked by a brief period in which the concentration of the carbon isotope 13C in the atmosphere was exceptionally low in comparison with the more common isotope 12C. The end is set at a major extinction event called the ''Grande Coupure'' (the "Great Break" in continuity) or the Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, which may be related to the impact of one or more large bolides in Siberia and in what is now Chesapeake Bay. As with other geologic periods, the strata that define the start and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Galecyon ''Galecyon'' ("polecat-dog") is a genus of hyaenodonts that lived during the early Eocene in Europe and North America (found in the Clarks Fork and Powder River basins of Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the sou ...). Description ''Galecyon'' had robust canines and short, deep jaws. Prior to 2015, little was known about its post-cranial skeleton. However, following the discovery of more complete fossils, it is now known to have been a primarily terrestrial animal weighing between , lacking the adaptations for climbing found in some of its close relatives. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Galecyon'' are shown in the following cladogram. References Hyaenodonts Eocene mammals Prehistoric mammals of North America Prehistoric mammals of Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sinopidae Sinopidae ("swift foxes") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to middle Eocene deposits in North America, Europe and Asia. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Family: †Sinopidae Genus: †'' Acarictis'' * †''Acarictis ryani'' (unranked): †''Sinopa'' clade * Genus: †'' Prototomus'' (paraphyletic genus) ** †''Prototomus deimos'' †''Prototomus girardoti'' †''Prototomus martis'' †''Prototomus minimus'' †''Prototomus phobos'' †''Prototomus robustus'' †''Prototomus secundarius'' †''Prototomus viverrinus'' * Genus: †''Sinopa'' ** †''Sinopa jilinia'' †''Sinopa lania'' †''Sinopa longipes'' †''Sinopa major'' †''Sinopa minor'' †''Sinopa piercei'' †''Sinopa pungens'' †''Sinopa rapax'' †''Sinopa'' sp. A 'AMNH FM 11538'' * ''Incertae sedis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pyrocyon ''Pyrocyon'' ("fire dog") is a genus of small carnivorous hyaenodontids that lived in North America during the early Eocene. Fossils of ''Pyrocyon'' have been found in Wyoming and Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes .... Weight of ''Pyrocyon dioctetus'' has been estimated at around 2.6 kilograms. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Pyrocyon'' are shown in the following cladogram. References Hyaenodonts Eocene mammals Eocene mammals of North America Eocene genus first appearances Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Indohyaenodontidae Indohyaenodontidae ("indian ''Hyaenodonts''") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Asia.R. S. Rana, K. Kumar, S. P. Zack, F. Solé, K. D. Rose, P. Missiaen, L. Singh, A. Sahni and T. Smith (2015."Craniodental and postcranial morphology of ''Indohyaenodon raoi'' from the early Eocene of India, and its implications for ecology, phylogeny, and biogeography of hyaenodontid mammals."Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(5):e965308:1-22 Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Family: †Indohyaenodontidae Genus: †''Indohyaenodon ''Indohyaenodon'' ("indian ''Hyaenodon''") is a genus of extinct hyaenodont mammals from family Indohyaenodontidae, that lived during the early Eocene in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. ...'' * †''Indohyaenodon raoi'' Genus: †'' Yarshea'' * †''Yarshea cruenta'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]