Stenoplesictidae

Stenoplesictidae is the name of a polyphyletic family of extinct civet-like feliforms.

Stenoplesictidae
Temporal range: Eocene –Middle Miocene
Fossil of Stenoplesictis, an extinct mammal.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Stenoplesictidae
Schlosser, 1923
Genera

Taxonomy

Classification

Family Stenoplesictidae
FamilyImageGenusSpecies
Stenoplesictidae Africanictis (Morales et al., 1998)
  • A. hyaenoides
  • A. meini
  • A. schmidtkittleri
Alagtsavbaatar (N. Egi et al., 2016)
  • A. indigenus
Anictis (Kretzoi, 1945)
  • A. simplicidens
Asiavorator (Spassov & Lange-Badré, 1995)
  • A. gracilis
Haplogale (Filhol, 1882)
  • H. media
Mioprionodon (Schmidt-Kittler, 1987)
  • M. hodopeus
  • M. pickfordi
Moghradictis (Morlo, Miller & El-Barkooky, 2007)
  • M. nedjema
Palaeoprionodon (Filhol, 1880)
  • P. lamandini
  • P. mutabilis
Pseudictis (Schlosser, 1887)
  • P. guntianus
Shandgolictis (Hunt, 1998)
  • S. constans
  • S. elegans
Stenogale (Schlosser, 1888)
  • S. bransatensis
  • S. brevidens
  • S. gracilis
  • S. intermedia
Stenoplesictis (Filhol, 1880)
  • S. cayluxi
  • S. crocheti
  • S. minor
Viretictis (Bonis, Peigné & M. Hugueney, 1999)
  • V. gallardi
  • V. julieni

Phylogenetic tree

The cladogram shown below represents the current phylogenetic relationships of members of family Stenoplesictidae (green):

 Feliformia 

Nimravidae

 Aeluroidea 

Nandiniidae

 Viverroidea 
 Viverridae 

Paradoxurinae

Hemigalinae

Herpestides

 Africanictis 

Africanictis meini

Africanictis hyaenoides

Africanictis schmidtkittleri

 "Stenoplesictis" 

"Stenoplesictis" muhoronii

 Moghradictis 

Moghradictis nedjema

 Mioprionodon 

Mioprionodon hodopeus

Mioprionodon pickfordi

Lufengictis

Ketketictis

Progenetta

 Viverrinae 

Viverrinae

Genettinae

 sensu lato 

Herpestoidea

 Alagtsavbaatar 

Alagtsavbaatar indigenus

 Anictis 

Anictis simplicidens

 Asiavorator 

Asiavorator gracilis

 Shandgolictis 

Shandgolictis constans

Shandgolictis elegans

 Feloidea 
 Prionodontidae 

Prionodontidae

 Palaeoprionodon 

Palaeoprionodon lamandini

Palaeoprionodon mutabilis

 sensu lato 
 Haplogale

Haplogale media

 Stenoplesictis 

Stenoplesictis cayluxi

Stenoplesictis crocheti

Stenoplesictis minor

 Pseudictis 

Pseudictis guntianus

Barbourofelidae

 Viretictis 

Viretictis gallardi

Viretictis julieni

 Stenogale

Stenogale bransatensis

Stenogale intermedia

Stenogale gracilis

Stenogale brevidens

 Felidae 
 Proailurinae 
 Proailurus

Proailurus bourbonnensis

Proailurus lemanensis

Proailurus major

Machairodontinae

Pseudaelurus

Hyperailurictis

Sivaelurus

Styriofelis

 Felinae 

Felinae

Miopanthera

Pantherinae

 sensu lato 

References

  • Morlo M. & Nagel D. (2007). The carnivore guild of the Taatsiin Gol area: Hyaenodontidae (Creodonta), Carnivora, and Didymoconida from the Oligocene of Central Mongolia. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien 108A: 217–231.
  • Morlo M., Miller E. R. & El-Barkooky A. N. (2007). Creodonta and Carnivora from Wadi Moghra, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1): 145–159.
  • de Bonis, L., S. Peigne, & M. Hugueney (1999) - Carnivores feloides de l'Oligocene superieur de Coderet-Bransat (Allier, France). Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 1999 170: 939–949.
  • Morales, J., Pickford, M., Salesa, M. & Soria, D., 2000. The systematic status of Kelba, Savage, 1965, Kenyalutra, Schmidt-Kittler, 1987 and Ndamathaia, Jacobs et al.., 1987, (Viverridae, Mammalia) and a review of Early Miocene mongoose-like carnivores of Africa. Annales de Paléontologie: Vol. 86, #4, pp. 243–251.
  • Hunt, R. M., Jr (1998) - Evolution of the aeluroid Carnivora. Diversity of the earliest aeluroids from Eurasia (Quercy, Hsanda-Gol) and the origin of felids. American Museum Novitates; no. 3252 (PDF)
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