Proviverra

Proviverra Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Proviverra typica skull
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Superfamily:	†Hyaenodontoidea
Subfamily:	†Proviverrinae
Genus:	†Proviverra Rutimeyer, 1862
Type species
†Proviverra typica Rutimeyer, 1862
Synonyms
synonyms of genus: Prorhyzaena (Rütimeyer, 1891) synonyms of species: P. typica: Prorhyzaena egerkingiae (Rütimeyer, 1891)

Proviverra ("before civet") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct family Proviverridae within extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea (in extinct order Hyaenodonta), that lived during the Middle Eocene in Europe.

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Proviverra are shown in the following cladogram.

†Hyaenodonta	†Eoproviverra †Boualitomidae  †Hyaenodontoidea   †Proviverridae   †Proviverra  †Proviverra typica †Allopterodon †Lesmesodon †Morlodon †Minimovellentodon †Parvagula †Hyaenodontidae †Arfiidae †Limnocyonidae †Sinopidae †Gazinocyon †Pyrocyon †Galecyon  †Afro‑Arabian clade  †Parvavorodon †Indohyaenodontidae †Glibzegdouia †Koholiidae †Tritemnodon †Teratodontidae †Apterodontinae †Maocyon †Maocyon/Orienspterodon clade †Orienspterodon †Hyainailourinae †Hemipsalodon  ?  †Ischnognathus †Akhnatenavus clade †Akhnatenavus †"Pterodon" sp. (BC 15’08) †Hyainailourinae sp. (UON 84-359) †Hyainailourinae sp. C (DPC 9243 & DPC 10315) †Hyainailourinae sp. D (DPC 6545) †Kerberos †"Pterodon" syrtos †Pterodon clade †Pterodontina †Hyainailourinae sp. A (DPC 6555) †"Pterodon" africanus †Parapterodon †"Pterodon" sp. (DPC 5036) †"Pterodon" phiomensis †Hyainailourini †Paroxyaenini †Falcatodon †Sectisodon †Exiguodon †Isohyaenodon zadoki †Isohyaenodon  (†Isohyaenodontina) †Isohyaenodon andrewsi †Sivapterodon †Hyainailouros bugtiensis †Hyainailouros napakensis †Hyainailouros †Hyainailouros sulzeri †Hyainailourinae sp. (GSN AD 100’96) †Simbakubwa †Leakitheriini †Megistotherium †Mlanyama †Metapterodontini †Pakakali †Prionogalidae †Hyainailouridae	†Lahimia clade †Allopterodon/Proviverra clade †Arfia clade †Galecyon clade †Indohyaenodon clade †Tritemnodon clade †Hyainailouroidea

See also

• Mammal classification
• Proviverridae