Biology:Lophocyonidae

Short description: Extinct family of carnivores

Lophocyonidae Temporal range: Early Miocene–Late Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lophocyon paraskevaidisi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Superfamily:	Herpestoidea
Family:	†Lophocyonidae Fejfar & Schmidt-Kittler, 1987
Genera
†Euboictis †Izmirictis †Lophocyon †Sivanasua

Lophocyonidae is an extinct family of feliform carnivorans from the Miocene of Europe.

Taxonomy

Classification

Lophocyonidae was previously a subfamily of Hyaenidae, Procyonidae, or Viverridae, but Morales et al. (2019) recognized it as a distinct family in its own right. Distinguishing features of lophocyonids include the molarization of the anterior premolars (P3 and p4), the lophodont adaptation of the molar dentition and the complex morphology of the incisors.

Family †Lophocyonidae

Genus	Species	Image
†Euboictis	†E. aliverensis
†Izmirictis	†I. cani
†Lophocyon	†L. carpathicus †L. paraskevaidisi
†Sivanasua	†S. antiqua †S. moravica †S. viverroides

Phylogenetic tree

The phylogenetic relationships of Lophocyonidae are shown in the following cladogram:

Lophocyonidae	Izmirictis  †Izmirictis cani      Euboictis  †Euboictis aliverensis      Sivanasua    †Sivanasua moravica       †Sivanasua antiqua     †Sivanasua viverroides        Lophocyon    †Lophocyon carpathicus     †Lophocyon paraskevaidisi

References

Wikidata ☰ Q61159913 entry