Viverravus acutus Matthew and Granger 1915 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1915. A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 34(1):1-103

Belongs to Viverravus according to P. D. Polly et al. 2006

See also Matthew and Granger 1915 and Rose et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Viverravus gracilis, Viverravus lawsoni, Viverravus laytoni, Viverravus lutosus, Viverravus minutus, Viverravus nitidus, Viverravus politus, Viverravus rosei, Viverravus schaffi, Viverravus sicarius

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (111: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

• Paleocene of United States (4: Wyoming)

Total: 115 collections each including a single occurrence

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