Stenoplesictidae is the name of a

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...

family of extinct

civet A civet () is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different species, mostly from the family Viverridae. Most of the species diversit ...

-like

feliforms 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 ...

Taxonomy

Classification

Phylogenetic tree

The cladogram shown below represents the current phylogenetic relationships of members of family Stenoplesictidae (green):

References

* Morlo M. & Nagel D. (2007). "The carnivore guild of the Taatsiin Gol area: Hyaenodontidae (Creodonta), Carnivora, and Didymoconida from the Oligocene of Central Mongolia". ''Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien'' 108A: 217–231. * Morlo M., Miller E. R. & El-Barkooky A. N. (2007). "Creodonta and Carnivora from Wadi Moghra, Egypt". ''Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology'' 27(1): 145–159. * de Bonis, L., S. Peigne, & M. Hugueney (1999) – "Carnivores feloides de l'Oligocene superieur de Coderet-Bransat (Allier, France)". ''Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 1999'' 170: 939–949. * Morales, J., Pickford, M., Salesa, M. & Soria, D., 2000. ''The systematic status of Kelba'', Savage, 1965, ''Kenyalutra'', Schmidt-Kittler, 1987 and ''Ndamathaia'', Jacobs et al., 1987, "(Viverridae, Mammalia) and a review of Early Miocene mongoose-like carnivores of Africa". ''Annales de Paléontologie'': Vol. 86, #4, pp. 243–251. * Hunt, R. M., Jr (1998) – "Evolution of the aeluroid Carnivora. Diversity of the earliest aeluroids from Eurasia (Quercy, Hsanda-Gol) and the origin of felids". ''American Museum Novitates''; no. 3252
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