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Proviverrinae

Mammalia - Creodonta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Proviverrinae Schlosser
1891Proviverridae Flower and Lydekker p. 91
1902Proviverridae Hay p. 751
2006Proviverrinae Gheerbrant et al. p. 476
2007Proviverrinae Peigné et al. p. 445
2009Proviverrinae Bajpai et al. p. 103
2013Proviverrinae Solé
2014Proviverrinae Solé et al.
2014Proviverrinae Solé et al.
2019Proviverrinae Solé and Mennecart

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
subfamilyProviverrinaeSchlosser 1886
subfamilyProviverrinaeSchlosser 1886

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. †Alienetherium Lange-Badre 1981
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Alienetherium buxwilleri Lange-Badré 1981
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. †Deltatherium Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Lipodectes penetrans Cope 1881 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lipodectes Cope 1881 [synonym]
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. †Minimovellentodon Solé et al. 2014
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Minimovellentodon russelli Solé et al. 2014
G. †Morlodon Solé 2013
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Morlodon vellerei Solé 2013
G. †Paenoxyaenoides Lange-Badre 1979
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Paenoxyaenoides liguritor Lange-Badré 1979
G. †Parvagula Lange-Badré 1987
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Parvagula palulae Lange-Badré 1987
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
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Gheerbrant et al. 2006Hyaenodontidae 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
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
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
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (New Mexico) Deltatherium fundaminis (14814 14815 14816 14824 14825 14832 14865 14868 14873 14891) Deltatherium sp. (14819)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Morocco (Meknès-Tafilalet) Proviverrinae indet. (88301)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Parvagula palulae (178050)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Didelphodus sp., Minimovellentodon russelli (35533) Didelphodus sp., Morlodon vellerei (35535)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Didelphodus sp. (38868)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Proviverra typica (182519)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus altidens (15915 15930) Didelphodus sp. (15917)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus sp. (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Didelphodus absarokae (15220 15231 15725 15845) Didelphodus absarokae, Didelphodus ventanus (15485 15887) Didelphodus altidens (15230 15413) Didelphodus ventanus (15660 15865)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (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)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) Didelphodus sp. (15895)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Portugal (Região Centro) Didelphodus sp. (79200)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus sp. (15690 154257 154262 154276)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Hérault) Parvagula palulae (182645)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Var) Didelphodus absarokae (35538)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Corbieres) Hyracolestes sp. (92838)
MP 1055.8 - 48.6Spain (Catalonia) Proviverra sp. (182236)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France (Picardie) Morlodon vellerei (84997)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6France Morlodon vellerei (182640)
MP 10 - MP 1155.8 - 40.4France Didelphodus sp. (183396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus altidens (16207 16219 16244 16254 16278 16388) Didelphodus sp. (16204) Phenacops incerta (16235)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Alsace Region) Proviverra typica (31609)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Geiselotherium pilzi, Geiselotherium robustum (45747) Proviverra gracilis, Proviverra pilzi, Proviverra typica, Geiselotherium pilzi, Geiselotherium robustum (45001) Proviverra typica (13322)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Proviverrinae indet. (149173)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4Canada (Saskatchewan) Didelphodus serus (16626)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Utah) Mimocyon longipes (16607)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Allopterodon torvidus (182806) Proviverra typica, Prototomus torvidus (31719)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Allopterodon minor (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Carnivora indet. (40358)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie Region) Proviverra sp. (12847)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Didelphodus sp. (16845 16846)