Lophocyonidae Explained
Lophocyonidae is an extinct family of feliform carnivorans from the Miocene of Europe.[1] [2] [3]
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.[2]
Family †Lophocyonidae| Genus | Species | Image |
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| †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:[2]
Notes and References
- Pilgrim, G. E. (1931). Catalogue of the pontian Carnivora of Europe. British Museum (Natural History): 1174.
- Jorge . Morales . Serdar . Mayda . Alberto . Valenciano . Daniel . DeMiguel . Tanju . Kaya . 2019 . A new lophocyonid, Izmirictis cani gen. et sp. nov. (Carnivora: Mammalia), from the lower Miocene of Turkey . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Online Edition. . 17 . 16 . 1347–1358 . 10.1080/14772019.2018.1529000. 2019JSPal..17.1347M . 91268744 . 10261/223616 . free .
- Fejfar. O. . Schmidt-Kittler. N. . Zacharov. M. . 1987 . Lophocyon carpathicus n. gen. n. sp. aus dem Jungtertiaer der Ostslowakei und eine neue Unterfamilie der Schleichkatzen (Viverridae) . Palaeontographica Abteilung A . 199 . 1–3 . 1–22.
