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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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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= }} }} }}