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Vulpavus (Phlaodectes) Ovatus (coloured)
''Vulpavus'' ("ancestor of foxes") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America from early to middle Eocene.J. J. Flynn (1998.) "Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea")." In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (''eds.''"Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals."Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Vulpavus'' are shown in the following cladogram: See also * Mammal classification * Carnivoraformes * Miacidae References † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ... Extinct mammals of North America Miacids Eocene carnivorans Prehistoric placental genera { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Paroodectes
''Paroodectes'' is a miacid animal that lived during the early Eocene (ca. 50 million years ago) in the rain forests and swamps of the present-day Germany. It was a prehistoric predator that had the size and the appearance of a cat and was well adapted to climbing, as is apparent from its limbs, joints and shoulder bones. Its long tail gave balance for tree climbing and jumping from branch to branch. ''Paroodectes'' probably hunted insects, rodents and small primates in the tree tops. Only one species of ''Paroodectes'' (''P. feisti'') has been found, and this was at the Messel Pit located southeast of Frankfurt, Germany. The pit was formed during the Geiseltalian Period (or Middle Eocene) about 50 million years ago. The fossil was found by private collector Otto Feist in 1974. It was described in 1980 by Rainer Springhorn who said the following about the species: "The odontological features of the Messel-Miacid are nearest to the new world genus Oodectes from the Bridger Basin ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miacis Exiguus
''Miacis'' is a genus of extinct carnivorous mammals that appeared in the late Paleocene and continued through the Eocene. The genus ''Miacis'' is not monophyletic but a diverse collection of species that belong to the stemgroup within the Carnivoramorpha.Wesley-Hunt, G.D.; Flynn J.J. (2005). Phylogeny of the Carnivora: Basal Relationships Among the Carnivoramorphans, and Assessment of the Position of 'Miacoidea' Relative to Carnivora. ''Journal of Systematic Palaeontology'', 3: 1-28. As such, most ''Miacis'' species belong to the group of early carnivores that represent the ancestors of the modern order, the crown-group Carnivora. However, the species ''Miacis cognitus'' (now ''Gustafsonia'') is placed not in the stem-group but among the Caniformia,Spaulding, M.; Flynn J.J.; Stucky, R.K. (2010) Anew basal Carnivoramorphan (Mammalia) from the ‘Bridger B’ (Black’s Fork Member, Bridger Formation, Bridgerian NALMA, Middel Eocene) of Wyoming, USA. ''Paleontology'' 53: 81 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dormaalocyon
''Dormaalocyon'' ("dog from Dormaal") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in Europe during early Eocene. Type species, ''Dormaalocyon latouri'' was discovered when fossils were unearthed in the village of Dormaal, near Zoutleeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Dormaalocyon'' are shown in the following cladogram: See also * Mammal classification * Carnivoraformes * Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences References † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ... Prehistoric placental genera Fossil taxa described in 2014 2014 in Belgium Fossils of Belgium Zoutleeuw {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassacyon
''Vassacyon'' is an extinct genus of Miacidae. It contains two species; ''Vassacyon promicrodon'' and ''Vassacyon bowni''. It is considered the largest of the early Eocene mammals. Notes References *Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) ''Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. *zipcodezoo.com Eocene mammals of North America Miacids [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaearctonyx
''Palaearctonyx'' is an extinct genus of omnivorous Miacidae which inhabited North America during the Eocene living from 50.3 to 46.2 Ma and existed for approximately . Taxonomy ''Palaearctonyx'' was named by Matthew (1909). Its type is ''Palaearctonyx meadi''. It was assigned to Caniformia by Flynn and Galiano (1982); and to Miacidae by Matthew (1909) and Flynn (1998).W. D. Matthew. 1909. The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene. ''Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History'' 9:289-567 References * Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 ''in'' C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (''eds.'') ''Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quercygale
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''Quercygale'' is an extinct genus of Miacidae, primitive carnivores that lived during the Eocene. The genus contains four species: ''Q. angustidens'', ''Q. hastingsae'', ''Q. helvetica'', and ''Q. smithi''. Phylogenetic analysis of the basicranial morphology of miacid carnivoramorphans suggests ''Quercygale'' is the most advanced miacid and sister to crown group Carnivora, predating the split between Feliformia and Caniformia., although another recent study places them as a stem group within Feliformia. Taxonomy Sources External links * Miacids Eocene carnivorans Prehistoric mammals of Europe Prehistoric placental genera † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messelogale
''Messelogale'' is an extinct genus of Miacidae. Its fossils have been found in Europe. There is one assigned species: ''M. kessleri''. Sourcesfindarticles.com *''The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of the Major Extant Clades'' edited by Kenneth David Rose, and J. David Archibald; page 193. Published 2005; †
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Miocyon
''Miocyon'' is an extinct genus of Miacidae, primitive carnivores which lived during the Paleocene and Eocene Epoch. Notes References * Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 ''in'' C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (''eds.'') ''Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals.'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Sources *''The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America'' † A dagger, obelisk, or obelus is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species). It is one of the modern descendan ... Extinct mammals of North America Miacids Eocene carnivorans {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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