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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 modern carnivorous mammals of the order Carnivora. They were small carnivores, superficially marten-like or civet-like with long, lithe bodies and long tails. Some species were arboreal, while others lived on the ground. They probably fed on invertebrates, lizards, birds, and smaller mammals like shrews and opossums. Their teeth and skulls show that the miacids were less developed than modern carnivorans. They had carnivoran-type carnassials, but lacked fully ossified auditory bullae (rounded protrusions). Classification Miacidae as traditionally conceived is not a monophyletic group; it is a paraphyletic array of stem taxa. Traditionally, Miacidae and Viverravidae had been classified in a superfamily, Miacoidea. Today, Carnivora a ... [...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] |
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] |
Miacis
''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: 815-83 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaearctonyx
''Palaearctonyx'' is an extinct genus of omnivorous Miacidae which inhabited North America during the 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'', " ... 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: Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinyuictis
Xinyuictis is an extinct genus of Miacidae. It contains a species, ''Xinyuictis tenuis''. It was once suggested that the species was the same as ''Miacis ''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 Ca ...'', but it was eventually decided that they were different. Notes References * Sources *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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Uintacyon
''Uintacyon'' 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 .... There are at least two species in the genus; ''Uintacyon rudis'' and ''Uintacyon gingerichi'', the latter being recently discovered. Notes References * Sources *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. findarticles.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chailicyon
''Chailicyon'' is an extinct genus in the basal Carnivoramorph family 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 ... that lived in Asia during the Middle to Late Eocene. Taxonomy ''Chailicyon'' was named by Chow (1975). It was assigned to Miacidae by Carroll (1988). Sources museum03.museumwww.naturekundmuseum-berlin.de*''The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America'' by Donald R. Prothero and Robert J. Emry Miacids Eocene carnivorans Eocene mammals of Asia Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-carnivora-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oodectes
''Oodectes'' 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 .... Notes Sourcesfindarticles.com*''Fossil Mammalia of the Huerfano Formation, Eocene, of Colorado'' by Peter Robinsonnmnaturalhistory.org † Miacids Eocene carnivorans [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocyon
''Miocyon'' 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 ..., 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'' † Extinct mammals of North America Miacids Eocene carnivorans {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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