Synonyms: Amphiproviverra Ameghino 1891, Amphithereutes Ameghino 1935, Protoproviverra Ameghino 1891, Thylacodictis Mercerat 1891
Parent taxon: Hathliacynidae according to C. J. de Muizon 1999
See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894, de Muizon 1994, Goin et al. 2007, Lydekker 1894, Marshall 1978, Marshall 1981, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxa: Acyon, Acyonidae, Amphoproviverridae, Andinogale, Borhyaenidium, Chasicostylus, Cladictidae, Cladosictidae, Cladosictinae, Cladosictis, Contrerascynus, Notictis, Notocynus, Notogale, Patene, Perathereutes, Procladosictis, Pseudocladosictis, Pseudocladosictis determinabile, Pseudonotictis, Sallacyon
Subtaxa: Amphiproviverra manzaniana Amphiproviverra obtusa Protoproviverra palaeonictides Sipalocyon externus Sipalocyon gracilis Sipalocyon obusta
Type: Sipalocyon gracilis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Argentina (22 collections), Chile (2), Peru (1)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 26 collections including 41 occurrences
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