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| Vulpavus[1] Fossil range: early to middle Eocene |
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| †Vulpavus palustris |
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Vulpavus is an extinct genus of Miacidae. It is ancestral to all extant carnivores.
Notes
- ^ Flynn, 1998
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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