Vulpavus
| Vulpavus[1] Temporal range: early to middle Eocene
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| Vulpavus ovatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Carnivoraformes |
| Genus: | †Vulpavus Marsh, 1871 |
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| †Vulpavus palustris | |
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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]
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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
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- Carnivoraformes
- Extinct mammals of North America
- Miacids
- Eocene carnivorans
- Prehistoric placental genera
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