Neovulpavus
| Neovulpavus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Carnivoraformes |
| Genus: | †Neovulpavus Wortman, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Neovulpavus washakius Wortman, 1901 | |
| Other species | |
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Neovulpavus mccarrolli Tomiya et al., 2021 | |
Neovulpavus is an extinct genus of mammal belonging to the clade Ferae that lived in North America during the Ypresian and Lutetian stages of the Eocene epoch.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]Neovulpavus mccarrolli is distinguished from the type species, Neovulpavus washakius, in that the former has a slanting of the posteromedial edge of the trochlea of the humerus, a humeral lesser tuberosity lacking a distally extending ridge, and a lateral border of its astragalar trochlea that relative to its medial border is taller dorsoventrally. N. mccarrolli also lacks an anterior cingular cuspulid on its P3.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Neovulpavus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "Neovulpavus mccarrolli". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ "Neovulpavus washakius". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- ↑ Tomiya, Susumu; Zack, Shawn P.; Spaulding, Michelle; Flynn, John J. (1 August 2021). "Carnivorous mammals from the middle Eocene Washakie Formation, Wyoming, USA, and their diversity trajectory in a post-warming world". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (S82): 1–115. doi:10.1017/jpa.2020.74. ISSN 0022-3360. Retrieved 4 October 2026 – via GeoScienceWorld.