Vulpavus
| Vulpavus[1] Temporal range: early to middle Eocene | |
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| Vulpavus ovatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivoramorpha |
| Family: | †Miacidae |
| Genus: | †Vulpavus Marsh, 1871 |
| Type species | |
| †Vulpavus palustris | |
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Vulpavus ("fox grandfather") is an extinct genus of Miacidae. It measured 60-90 cm in length and had an estimated weight over 1.19 kg (in V. palustris).[2]
Notes
References
- Alexander, J. 1992. Alas poor Notharctus. Natural History 9:54-59.
- 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. ISBN 0-521-35519-2
Sources
- Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
- The Origin and Evolution of Mammals (Oxford Biology) by T. S. Kemp
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