Proviverrinae Explained

Proviverrinae ("before civets") is an extinct subfamily of placental mammals within the extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Europe.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

• Subamily: †Proviverrinae
  • Genus: †Minimovellentodon
    • †Minimovellentodon russelli
  • Genus: †Morlodon
    • †Morlodon vellerei
  • Genus: †Parvagula
    • †Parvagula palulae
  • Genus: †Allopterodon
    • †Allopterodon bulbosus
    • †Allopterodon minor
    • †Allopterodon torvidus
  • Genus: †Lesmesodon
    • †Lesmesodon behnkeae
    • †Lesmesodon edingeri
    • †Lesmesodon gunnelli
  • Genus: †Proviverra
    • †Proviverra typica

Notes and References

1. Book: McKenna . Malcolm C. . Bell . Susan K. . Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level . 16 March 2015 . 1997 . Columbia University Press . New York . 978-0-231-11012-9 . 10 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510113618/https://books.google.com/books?id=OLYifwU8bqQC&pg=PP9 . live .
2. Floréal Solé . 2013 . New proviverrine genus from the Early Eocene of Europe and the first phylogeny of Late Palaeocene–Middle Eocene hyaenodontidans (Mammalia) . Journal of Systematic Palaeontology . 11 . 4 . 375–398 . 10.1080/14772019.2012.686927. 2013JSPal..11..375S . 84734979 .
3. Floréal Solé . Jocelyn Falconnet . Laurent Yves . 2014 . New proviverrines (Hyaenodontida) from the early Eocene of Europe; phylogeny and ecological evolution of the Proviverrinae . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 171 . 4 . 878–917 . 10.1111/zoj.12155. free .