Biology:Stenoplesictidae

Short description: Extinct family of carnivores

Stenoplesictidae Temporal range: Eocene–Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Stenoplesictis, an extinct mammal.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	†Stenoplesictidae Schlosser, 1923
Genera
†Africanictis †Alagtsavbaatar †Anictis †Asiavorator †Haplogale †Herpestides †Mioprionodon †Moghradictis †Palaeoprionodon †Pseudictis †Shandgolictis †Stenogale †Stenoplesictis †Viretictis

Stenoplesictidae is the name of a polyphyletic family of extinct civet-like feliforms.

Taxonomy

Classification

Family †Stenoplesictidae

Family	Image	Genus	Species
†Stenoplesictidae		†Africanictis (Morales et al., 1998)	†A. hyaenoides †A. meini †A. schmidtkittleri
		†Alagtsavbaatar (N. Egi et al., 2016)	†A. indigenus
		†Anictis (Kretzoi, 1945)	†A. simplicidens
		†Asiavorator (Spassov & Lange-Badré, 1995)	†A. gracilis
		†Haplogale (Filhol, 1882)	†H. media
		†Mioprionodon (Schmidt-Kittler, 1987)	†M. hodopeus †M. pickfordi
		†Moghradictis (Morlo, Miller & El-Barkooky, 2007)	†M. nedjema
		†Palaeoprionodon (Filhol, 1880)	†P. lamandini †P. mutabilis
		†Pseudictis (Schlosser, 1887)	†P. guntianus
		†Shandgolictis (Hunt, 1998)	†S. constans †S. elegans
		†Stenogale (Schlosser, 1888)	†S. bransatensis †S. brevidens †S. gracilis †S. intermedia
		†Stenoplesictis (Filhol, 1880)	†S. cayluxi †S. crocheti †S. minor
		†Viretictis (Bonis, Peigné & M. Hugueney, 1999)	†V. gallardi †V. julieni

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 (PDF)

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