Vulpavus

Vulpavus Temporal range: early to middle Eocene
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Skeleton of Vulpavus ovatus at the American Museum of Natural History
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Life restoration of V. ovatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Pan-Carnivora
Clade:	Carnivoramorpha
Clade:	Carnivoraformes
Genus:	†Vulpavus Marsh, 1871
Type species
†Vulpavus palustris Marsh, 1871
Species
†V. australis Matthew & Granger, 1915 †V. canavus (Cope, 1881) †V. completus Matthew, 1909 †V. farsonensis Gunnell, 1998 †V. palustris Marsh, 1871 †V. profectus Matthew, 1909 Subgenus: †Phlaodectes Matthew, 1909 †V. ovatus (Matthew, 1909)
Synonyms
synonyms of species: V. australis: Vulpavus asius Gazin, 1952 V. canavus: Miacis brevirostris Cope, 1881 Miacis canavus Cope, 1881 Prodaphaenus canavus Wortman, 1901 Uintacyon brevirostris Matthew, 1899 Uintacyon canavus Matthew, 1899 V. ovatus: Phlaodectes ovatus Matthew, 1909

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:

Carnivoramorpha	†Viverravidae †Viverravoidea ? †Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 50993 & UALVP 50994) ? †Ravenictis sensu lato ? †Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 31176) ? †Carnivoramorpha sp. (USNM 538395) ? †"Sinopa" insectivorus Carnivoraformes Clade "B" †Eogale †"Miacis" sp. (CM 67873 & CM 77299) †Gracilocyon igniculus †Gracilocyon winkleri †Gracilocyon solei †Gracilocyon †Gracilocyon sp. (Jibou, Romania) †Gracilocyon rosei †Gracilocyon rundlei †Paramiacis †Paroodectes †Oodectes jepseni †Oodectes †Oodectes herpestoides †Oodectes proximus †Oodectes pugnax †Uintacyon hookeri †Uintacyon rudis †Uintacyon †Uintacyon massetericus †Uintacyon vorax †Uintacyon asodes †Uintacyon edax †Uintacyon acutus †Uintacyon jugulans †Uintacyon gingerichi †Xinyuictis †Zodiocyon †Miocyon †Simamphicyon †Uintacyon sp. (USGS 1983) †Messelogale †Quercygalidae Clade "C" †Palaearctonyx (†Phlaodectes) †Vulpavus ovatus †Vulpavus profectus †Vulpavus australis †Vulpavus canavus †Vulpavus completus †Vulpavus †Vulpavus farsonensis †Vulpavus palustris †Vassacyon †Dormaalocyon File:Dormaalocyon-latouri (white background).jpg †"Miacis" exiguus †"Miacis" deutschi †Africtis ? †Carnivoraformes undet. Genus B †Dawsonicyon †"Miacis" boqinghensis †"Miacis" hookwayi †"Miacis" latidens †"Miacis" petilus ? †Carnivoraformes undet. Genus A †Miacis File:Miacis restoration.jpg Clade "D" †Lycarion †"Miacis" hargeri ? †Ceruttia †"Miacis" invictus †"Miacis" lushiensis †Neovulpavus †Harpalodon †Procynodictis †Prodaphaenus ? †Walshius †"Miacis" gracilis †Tapocyon Carnivora (sensu stricto) File:Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate XI).jpg	†Gracilocyon/Oodectes clade †Vulpavus clade
(Carnivora [sensu lato])

See also

• Mammal classification
• Carnivoraformes
• Miacidae