Biology:Vulpavus

Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores

Vulpavus Temporal range: 54.9–46.2 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N early to middle Eocene
Skeleton of Vulpavus ovatus
Life restoration of the Vulpavus ovatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Pan-Carnivora
Clade:	Carnivoramorpha
Clade:	Carnivoraformes
Genus:	†Vulpavus Marsh, 1871
Type species
†Vulpavus palustris Marsh, 1871
Species
†V. australis (Matthew & Granger, 1915) †V. canavus (Cope, 1881) †V. completus (Matthew, 1909) †V. farsonensis (Gunnell, 1998) †V. palustris (Marsh, 1871) †V. profectus (Matthew, 1909) Subgenus: †Phlaodectes (Matthew, 1909) †V. ovatus (Matthew, 1909)
Synonyms
synonyms of species: V. australis: Vulpavus asius (Gazin, 1952) V. canavus: Miacis brevirostris (Cope, 1881) Miacis canavus (Cope, 1881) Prodaphaenus canavus (Wortman, 1901) Uintacyon brevirostris (Matthew, 1899) Uintacyon canavus (Matthew, 1899) V. ovatus: Phlaodectes ovatus (Matthew, 1909)

Vulpavus ("ancestor of foxes") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America from the early to middle Eocene.

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Vulpavus are shown in the following cladogram:

Carnivoramorpha	†Viverravidae    †Viverravoidea    ?  †Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 50993 & UALVP 50994)    ?  †Ravenictis    sensu lato   ?  †Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 31176)    ?  †Carnivoramorpha sp. (USNM 538395)    ?  †"Sinopa" insectivorus    Carnivoraformes   Clade "B"              †Eogale     †"Miacis" sp. (CM 67873 & CM 77299)     †Gracilocyon igniculus     †Gracilocyon winkleri       †Gracilocyon solei †Gracilocyon     †Gracilocyon sp. (Jibou, Romania)       †Gracilocyon rosei     †Gracilocyon rundlei       †Paramiacis     †Paroodectes      †Oodectes jepseni     †Oodectes       †Oodectes herpestoides       †Oodectes proximus       †Oodectes pugnax         †Uintacyon hookeri         †Uintacyon rudis     †Uintacyon         †Uintacyon massetericus       †Uintacyon vorax         †Uintacyon asodes       †Uintacyon edax         †Uintacyon acutus       †Uintacyon jugulans           †Uintacyon gingerichi      †Xinyuictis       †Zodiocyon       †Miocyon     †Simamphicyon          †Uintacyon sp. (USGS 1983)      †Messelogale     †Quercygalidae        Clade "C"              †Palaearctonyx    (†Phlaodectes)  †Vulpavus ovatus       †Vulpavus profectus       †Vulpavus australis     †Vulpavus canavus         †Vulpavus completus †Vulpavus     †Vulpavus farsonensis     †Vulpavus palustris       †Vassacyon         †Dormaalocyon     †"Miacis" exiguus         †"Miacis" deutschi       †Africtis    ?  †Carnivoraformes undet. Genus B     †Dawsonicyon     †"Miacis" boqinghensis     †"Miacis" hookwayi     †"Miacis" latidens     †"Miacis" petilus      ?  †Carnivoraformes undet. Genus A     †Miacis      Clade "D"      †Lycarion     †"Miacis" hargeri      ?  †Ceruttia     †"Miacis" invictus     †"Miacis" lushiensis     †Neovulpavus         †Harpalodon     †Procynodictis       †Prodaphaenus    ?  †Walshius       †"Miacis" gracilis     †Tapocyon     Carnivora (sensu stricto)
(Carnivora [sensu lato])

See also

• Mammal classification
• Carnivoraformes
• Miacidae

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2037594 entry