Dormaalocyon
Dormaalocyon Temporal range: Early Eocene[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Carnivoraformes |
Genus: | †Dormaalocyon Solé et al 2014 |
Type species | |
Dormaalocyon latouri (Quinet, 1966)
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Synonyms | |
Miacis latouri |
Dormaalocyon latouri (previously known as 'Miacis' latouri), was a species of carnivorous mammal that existed over fifty-six million years ago. This species is one of the oldest carnivorous mammals that can be traced all the way to present day Carnivora.[2][3][4]
The species was discovered when fossils were unearthed in the village of , near Zoutleeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.[4] The discovery was first published in January 2014 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.[4]
See also[]
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
References[]
- ^ "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ Pappas, Stephanie. "Tiny ancestor of lions and tigers and bears discovered (Oh my!)". NBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Solé, Floréal; Smith, Richard; et al. (17 July 2012). "Dental and tarsal anatomy of 'Miacis' latouri and a phylogenetic analysis of the earliest carnivoraforms (Mammalia, Carnivoramorpha)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (published 22 March 2013). 34 (1): 1–21. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.793195. S2CID 86207013.
- ^ a b c "Ancient carnivore ancestor a tiny woodland mammal". CBC. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
Categories:
- Carnivoraformes
- Prehistoric placental genera
- Fossil taxa described in 2014
- 2014 in Belgium
- Fossils of Belgium
- Prehistoric mammal stubs