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Taxonomy
Proviverrinae was named by Schlosser (1886). Its type is Proviverra. It was considered paraphyletic by Gheerbrant et al. (2006) and Peigné et al. (2007).
It was reranked as the family Proviverridae by Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Creodonta by Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Hay (1902); to Hyaenodontidae by Gheerbrant et al. (2006), Peigné et al. (2007), Bajpai et al. (2009), Solé (2013), Solé et al. (2014) and Solé et al. (2014); and to Hyaenodontoidea by Solé and Mennecart (2019).
It was reranked as the family Proviverridae by Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Creodonta by Flower and Lydekker (1891) and Hay (1902); to Hyaenodontidae by Gheerbrant et al. (2006), Peigné et al. (2007), Bajpai et al. (2009), Solé (2013), Solé et al. (2014) and Solé et al. (2014); and to Hyaenodontoidea by Solé and Mennecart (2019).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1886 | Proviverrinae Schlosser |
1891 | Proviverridae Flower and Lydekker p. 91 |
1902 | Proviverridae Hay p. 751 |
2006 | Proviverrinae Gheerbrant et al. p. 476 |
2007 | Proviverrinae Peigné et al. p. 445 |
2009 | Proviverrinae Bajpai et al. p. 103 |
2013 | Proviverrinae Solé |
2014 | Proviverrinae Solé et al. |
2014 | Proviverrinae Solé et al. |
2019 | Proviverrinae Solé and Mennecart |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. †Proviverrinae Schlosser 1886
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G. †Allopterodon Ginsburg 1978
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†Allopterodon bulbosus Lange-Badré 1979
†Allopterodon minor Lange-Badré 1979
†Allopterodon torvidus Van Valen 1965
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Invalid names: Prodissopsalis phonax Van Valen 1965 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hurzelerius Lange-Badré 1984 [synonym]
G. †Consobrinus Lange-Badre 1979
G. †Didelphodus Cope 1882
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†Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881
†Didelphodus altidens Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Didelphodus ventanus White 1952 [synonym], Phenacops incerta Matthew 1909 [synonym]
†Didelphodus rheos Storer 1995
†Didelphodus serus Storer 1984
Invalid names: Didelphyodus Winge 1923 [synonym], Phenacops Matthew 1909 [synonym]
G. †Lesmesodon Morlo and Habersetzer 1999
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†Lesmesodon behnkeae Morlo and Habersetzer 1999
†Lesmesodon edingeri Morlo and Habersetzer 1999
G. †Praecodens Lange-Badre 1981
G. †Proviverra Rütimeyer 1862
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†Proviverra americana Scott 1892
†Proviverra americanus Scott 1892
†Proviverra edingeri Springhorn 1982
†Proviverra longipes Peterson 1919
†Proviverra typica Rütimeyer 1862
Invalid names: Geiselotherium Matthes 1952 [synonym], Mimocyon Peterson 1919 [synonym], Prorhyzaena Rutimeyer 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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E. Gheerbrant et al. 2006 | Hyaenodontidae with narrow skull and long face; Mf; molars tritubercular above, tuberculo-sectorial below; metaconids present on lower molars; carnassial specialization less advanced [After Matthew 1909]. |
Measurements
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References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Bartonian or 63.30000 to 38.00000 Ma
Collections (108 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Torrejonian | USA (New Mexico) | Deltatherium fundaminis (14814 14815 14816 14824 14825 14832 14865 14868 14873 14891) Deltatherium sp. (14819) | |
Thanetian | Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) | Proviverrinae indet. (88301) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Didelphodus sp. (38868) | |
Ypresian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Parvagula palulae (178050) | |
Ypresian | France (Marne) | Didelphodus sp., Minimovellentodon russelli (35533) Didelphodus sp., Morlodon vellerei (35535) | |
Ypresian - Lutetian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) | Proviverra typica (182519) | |
Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | Didelphodus altidens (15915 15930) Didelphodus sp. (15917) | |
Lysitean - Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | Didelphodus sp. (15451) | |
Wasatchian | USA (North Dakota) | Didelphodus sp. (15895) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | Didelphodus absarokae (15220 15231 15725 15845) Didelphodus absarokae, Didelphodus ventanus (15485 15887) Didelphodus altidens (15230 15413) Didelphodus ventanus (15660 15865) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Didelphodus absarokae (15491 15493 15504 15507 15510 15522 15531 15534 15546 15548 15552 15553 15554 15558 15560 15573 15575 15578 15687 15694 15756 15934 15994 16018 16021 16055 46692 46780 46807 46810 46820 46845) Didelphodus altidens (15942) Didelphodus sp. (15559 15576 15580 15892 15964 16074 46690) Didelphodus ventanus (15904 15910) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | France (Corbieres) | Hyracolestes sp. (92838) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | France (Var) | Didelphodus absarokae (35538) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | France (Hérault) | Parvagula palulae (182645) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | Didelphodus sp. (15690 154257 154262 154276) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Portugal (Região Centro) | Didelphodus sp. (79200) | |
MP 10 | Spain (Catalonia) | Proviverra sp. (182236) | |
MP 8 + 9 | France | Morlodon vellerei (182640) | |
MP 8 + 9 | France (Picardie) | Morlodon vellerei (84997) | |
MP 10 - MP 11 | France | Didelphodus sp. (183396) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Didelphodus altidens (16207 16219 16244 16254 16278 16388) Didelphodus sp. (16204) Phenacops incerta (16235) | |
Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Geiselotherium pilzi, Geiselotherium robustum (45747) Proviverra gracilis, Proviverra pilzi, Proviverra typica, Geiselotherium pilzi, Geiselotherium robustum (45001) Proviverra typica (13322) | |
Lutetian | France (Alsace Region) | Proviverra typica (31609) | |
Lutetian | Namibia (Sperrgebiet) | Proviverrinae indet. (149173) | |
Late/Upper Uintan | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Didelphodus serus (16626) | |
Uintan | USA (Utah) | Mimocyon longipes (16607) | |
Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Allopterodon minor (39014) | |
Bartonian | France (Picardie Region) | Proviverra sp. (12847) | |
Bartonian | Spain (Castilla y Leon) | Carnivora indet. (40358) | |
Bartonian | Switzerland (Baselland) | Allopterodon torvidus (182806) Proviverra typica, Prototomus torvidus (31719) | |
Duchesnean | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Didelphodus sp. (16845 16846) |