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 ("fox grandfather") 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).^[2]

Notes

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

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[taxo-1] Flynn, 1998

[2] ttp://museumu03.museumwww.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=52680

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