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Vulpavus
Sign in to saveVulpavus ("ancestor of foxes") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America from the early to middle Eocene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Vulpavus is referenced by 117 other articles, and connects out to Ferae, Carnivoramorpha and Animalia.
It sits within the topics Carnivoraformes, Eocene mammals of North America and Fossil taxa described in 1871.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Carnivoraformes
- Image
- Vulpavus cf. profectus Matthew 2.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Phylogeny
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- References
Vulpavus ("ancestor of foxes") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America from the early to middle Eocene.
==Phylogeny== The phylogenetic relationships of genus Vulpavus are shown in the following cladogram: {{clade |style=font-size:85%;line-height:100%; |grouplabel1= |label1=Carnivoramorpha|sublabel1= |1={{clade |thickness2=2 |thickness3=2 |thickness4=2 |label1=†Viverravidae|sublabel1=sensu lato |1= |label2=?|state2=dotted |2=†Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 31176) |label3=?|state3=dotted |3=†Carnivoramorpha sp. (USNM 538395) |label4=?|state4=dotted |4=†"Sinopa" insectivorus |label5=Carnivoraformes |5={{clade |thickness4=2 |label1=Clade "B" |1= |label2=Clade "C" |2= |3=†Africtis |label4=?|state4=dotted |4=†Carnivoraformes undet. Genus B |5=†Dawsonicyon |6=†"Miacis" boqinghensis |7=†"Miacis" hookwayi |8=†"Miacis" latidens |9=†"Miacis" petilus |10= |label11=Clade "D" |11= }} }} }}
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