Vulpavus

Vulpavus Temporal range: early to middle Eocene
Vulpavus ovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivoramorpha
Family:	†Miacidae
Genus:	†Vulpavus Marsh, 1871
Type species
†Vulpavus palustris
Species
†V. australis †V. canavus †V. ovatus †V. palustris †V. profectus

Vulpavus is an extinct genus of Miacidae. It measured 60-90 cm in length and had an estimated weight over 1.19 kg (in V. palustris).

References

• Alexander, J. 1992. Alas poor Notharctus. Natural History 9:54-59.
• Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp.110-123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-35519-2

Sources

• Dinosaur Encyclopedia by Jayne Parsons
• The Origin and Evolution of Mammals (Oxford Biology) by T. S. Kemp