Stenoplesictidae

Stenoplesictidae is the name of a polyphyletic family of extinct civet-like feliforms.

Stenoplesictidae Temporal range: Eocene –Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Stenoplesictis, an extinct mammal.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	†Stenoplesictidae Schlosser, 1923
Genera
†Africanictis †Alagtsavbaatar †Anictis †Asiavorator †Haplogale †Herpestides †Mioprionodon †Moghradictis †Palaeoprionodon †Proailurus †Pseudictis †Shandgolictis †Stenogale †Stenoplesictis †Viretictis

Taxonomy

Classification

Family †Stenoplesictidae

Family	Image	Genus	Species
†Stenoplesictidae		†Africanictis (Morales et al., 1998)	†A. hyaenoides †A. meini †A. schmidtkittleri
		†Alagtsavbaatar (N. Egi et al., 2016)	†A. indigenus
		†Anictis (Kretzoi, 1945)	†A. simplicidens
		†Asiavorator (Spassov & Lange-Badré, 1995)	†A. gracilis
		†Haplogale (Filhol, 1882)	†H. media
		†Mioprionodon (Schmidt-Kittler, 1987)	†M. hodopeus †M. pickfordi
		†Moghradictis (Morlo, Miller & El-Barkooky, 2007)	†M. nedjema
		†Palaeoprionodon (Filhol, 1880)	†P. lamandini †P. mutabilis
		†Proailurus (Filhol, 1879)	†P. bourbonnensis †P. lemanensis †P. major
		†Pseudictis (Schlosser, 1887)	†P. guntianus
		†Shandgolictis (Hunt, 1998)	†S. constans †S. elegans
		†Stenogale (Schlosser, 1888)	†S. bransatensis †S. brevidens †S. gracilis †S. intermedia
		†Stenoplesictis (Filhol, 1880)	†S. cayluxi †S. crocheti †S. minor
		†Viretictis (Bonis, Peigné & M. Hugueney, 1999)	†V. gallardi †V. julieni

Phylogenetic tree

The cladogram shown below represents the current phylogenetic relationships of members of family Stenoplesictidae (green):

Feliformia

†Nimravidae    Aeluroidea    Nandiniidae      Viverroidea   Viverridae        Paradoxurinae     Hemigalinae       †Herpestides      †Africanictis      †Africanictis meini     †Africanictis hyaenoides       †Africanictis schmidtkittleri        †"Stenoplesictis"  †"Stenoplesictis" muhoronii    †Moghradictis  †Moghradictis nedjema      †Mioprionodon    †Mioprionodon hodopeus     †Mioprionodon pickfordi       †Lufengictis     †Ketketictis     †Progenetta    Viverrinae    Viverrinae     Genettinae    sensu lato      Herpestoidea      †Alagtsavbaatar  †Alagtsavbaatar indigenus    †Anictis  †Anictis simplicidens    †Asiavorator  †Asiavorator gracilis    †Shandgolictis    †Shandgolictis constans     †Shandgolictis elegans      Feloidea     Prionodontidae    Prionodontidae    †Palaeoprionodon    †Palaeoprionodon lamandini     †Palaeoprionodon mutabilis      sensu lato   †Haplogale †Haplogale media      †Stenoplesictis      †Stenoplesictis cayluxi     †Stenoplesictis crocheti       †Stenoplesictis minor      †Pseudictis  †Pseudictis guntianus       †Barbourofelidae      †Viretictis    †Viretictis gallardi     †Viretictis julieni        †Stenogale     †Stenogale bransatensis     †Stenogale intermedia       †Stenogale gracilis     †Stenogale brevidens      Felidae   †Proailurinae   †Proailurus   †Proailurus bourbonnensis     †Proailurus lemanensis     †Proailurus major             †Machairodontinae     †Pseudaelurus       †Hyperailurictis     †Sivaelurus       †Styriofelis    Felinae    Felinae       †Miopanthera     Pantherinae      sensu lato

References

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