Vulpavus

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]

Vulpavus[1]
Temporal range: early to middle Eocene
Vulpavus ovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Carnivoraformes
Genus: †Vulpavus
Marsh, 1871
Type species
†Vulpavus palustris
Species
  • †V. australis
  • †V. canavus
  • †V. ovatus
  • †V. palustris
  • †V. profectus

Notes
  1. Flynn, 1998
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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
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