''Vulpavus'' ("fox grandfather") is an extinct genus of
Miacidae. It measured 60–90 cm in length and had an estimated weight over 1.19
kg (in ''V. palustris'').
[http://museumu03.museumwww.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=52680 ]
Notes
References
* Alexander, J. 1992. Alas poor Notharctus. Natural History 9:54-59.
* 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.
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Extinct mammals of North America
Miacids
Eocene carnivorans
Prehistoric placental genera
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