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Carnivoraformes
Carnivoraformes ("carnivoran-like forms") is a clade of Placentalia, placental mammals that includes the modern order Carnivora and its extinct stem-relatives. Classification and phylogeny Classification In 2010 Flynn, Finarelli & Spaulding named a new clade Carnivoraformes within Carnivoramorpha, containing carnivorans and "Miacidae, miacids" but not Viverravidae, viverravids. The authors defined Carnivoraformes as the clade containing Carnivora and all taxa that are more closely related to Carnivora (represented by ''Wolf, Canis lupus'') than to viverravids (represented by ''Viverravus, Viverravus gracilis''). * ''Clade'': Carnivoraformes ** Order: Carnivora (carnivorans) *** Suborder: Caniformia ("dog-like" carnivorans) *** Suborder: Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans) ** Family: †Quercygale, Quercygalidae ** (unranked): †''Gracilocyon''/''Oodectes'' clade *** Genus: †''Eogale'' *** Genus: †''Gracilocyon''(Paraphyly, paraphyletic genus) *** Genus: †''Oodectes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnivoramorpha
Carnivoramorpha ("carnivoran-like forms") is a clade of placental mammals that includes the modern order Carnivora and its extinct stem-relatives.Bryant, H.N., and M. Wolson (2004“Phylogenetic Nomenclature of Carnivoran Mammals.”''First International Phylogenetic Nomenclature Meeting''. Paris, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle Classification and phylogeny Traditional classification * Clade: Carnivoramorpha basal clades to Carnivora, but without Creodont">Basal_(phylogenetics).html" ;"title="arnivora + all Basal (phylogenetics)">basal clades to Carnivora, but without Creodonts] ** Order: Carnivora (carnivorans) *** Suborder: Caniformia ("dog-like" carnivorans) *** Suborder: Feliformia ("cat-like" carnivorans) *** ''Incertae sedis'': **** Genus: †'' Palaeogale'' ** Superfamily: †Miacoidea *** Family: †Miacidae *** Family: †Viverravidae *** ''Incertae sedis'': **** †'' "Sinopa" insectivorus'' ** ''Incertae sedis'': *** Genus: †'' Ravenictis'' *** † C ... [...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 The Museum of Natural Sciences of Belgium (french: Muséum des sciences naturelles de Belgique, nl, Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen van België) is a museum dedicated to natural history, located in Brussels, Belgium. The museum is a part of t ... References † 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] |
Dawsonicyon
''Dawsonicyon'' ("Dawson's dog") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America during middle Eocene. Fossils of type species ''Dawsonicyon isami'' are known from the ‘Bridger B’, site of Black’s Fork member of the Bridger Formation in Wyoming, and includes an almost complete skeleton (holotype DMNH 19585). Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Dawsonicyon'' are shown in the following cladogram: See also * Mammal classification * Carnivoraformes Carnivoraformes ("carnivoran-like forms") is a clade of Placentalia, placental mammals that includes the modern order Carnivora and its extinct stem-relatives. Classification and phylogeny Classification In 2010 Flynn, Finarelli & Spaulding name ... References † Eocene mammals Prehistoric placental genera Fossil taxa described in 2010 Extinct mammals of North America {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miacis Sp
''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: 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnivora
Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are formally referred to as carnivorans, and have evolved to specialize in eating flesh. The order is the fifth largest order of mammals, comprising at least 279 species. Carnivorans live on every major landmass and in a variety of habitats, ranging from the cold polar regions to the hyper-arid region of the Sahara Desert to the open seas. They come in a very large array of different body plans in contrasting shapes and sizes. Carnivora can be divided into two subclades: the cat-like Feliformia and the dog-like Caniformia, which are differentiated based on the structure of their ear bones and cranial features. The feliforms include families such as the felidae, cats, the hyenas, the mongooses and the viverridae, civets. The majority of felifor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gracilocyon
''Gracilocyon'' is an extinct genus of miacid carnivoran which existed in United States, Belgium and in the United Kingdom during the earliest Eocene. It was first named by Thierry Smith and Richard Smith in 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ... and the type species is ''Gracilocyon winkleri''. References † Miacids Fossil taxa described in 2010 Fossils of Belgium Fossils of Great Britain Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quercygale
''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 Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Canifor ... 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 † {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viverravidae
Viverravidae ("ancestors of viverrids") is an extinct monophyletic family of mammals from extinct superfamily Viverravoidea within the clade Carnivoramorpha, that lived from the early Palaeocene to the late Eocene in North America, Europe and Asia.Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: ''Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level'' in Columbia University Press, New York (1997), 631 Seiten. They were once thought to be earliest carnivorans and ancestral to extant carnivorans, but now are placed outside the order Carnivora based on cranial morphology as a relatives (a plesion-group) to extant carnivorans. General characteristics Wang and Tedford propose that they arose in North America 66-60 million years ago, spread to Asia then later to Europe, and were the first carnivoramorphans and possessed the first true pair of carnassial teeth.Wang, Xiaoming; Tedford, Richard H. (2008.) "Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History." New York: Columbia University Press In vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramiacis
''Paramiacis'' is an extinct genus of Miacidae. Christian Mathis has defined to make a difference between the miacids from Europe and the American genus ''Miacis''. There are two species of it, ''P. exilis'' (Henri Filhol, 1876) and ''P. teilhardi'' (Mathis, 1987) - which were long believed to be only sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most ani .... Sources *''The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of the Major Extant Clades'' edited by Kenneth David Rose and J. David Archibald *''Bibliography and Index of Geology'' by American Geological Institute, Geological Society of America *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 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulpavus
''Vulpavus'' ("fox grandfather") is an extinct genus of Miacidae Miacids are extinct primitive carnivoramorphans within the family Miacidae that lived during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, about 62–34 million years ago. Miacids existed for approximately . Miacids are thought to have evolved into the .... 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. † Extinct mammals of North America Miacids Eocene carnivorans Preh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viverravus
''Viverravus'' ("ancestor of ''Viverra''") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct subfamily Viverravinae within extinct family Viverravidae, that lived in North America, Europe and Asia from the middle Paleocene to middle Eocene. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Viverravus'' are shown in the following cladogram:P. D. Gingerich and D. A. Winkler (1985."Systematics of Paleocene Viverravidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) in the Bighorn Basin and Clark's Fork Basin, Wyoming."Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 27(4):87-128P. D. Polly (1997."Ancestry and Species Definition in Paleontology: A Stratocladistic Analysis of Paleocene-Eocene Viverravidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) from Wyoming."Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30(1):1-53S. Faurby, L. Werdelin, A. Antonelli (2019."Dispersal ability predicts evolutionary success among mammalian carnivores"Departm ... [...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 Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur o .... 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 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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