Proviverridae

Proviverridae Temporal range: Early to Late Eocene
Fossil of Lesmesodon edingeri
Skull of Proviverra typica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Superfamily:	†Hyaenodontoidea
Family:	†Proviverridae Schlosser, 1886
Type genus
†Proviverra Rütimeyer, 1862
Genera
†Minimovellentodon †Morlodon †Parvagula (unranked): †Allopterodon/Proviverra clade †Allopterodon †Lesmesodon †Proviverra
Synonyms
list of synonyms: Proviverrida (Haeckel, 1895) Proviverrinae (Matthew, 1909) Proviverrini (Van Valen, 1965) Stypolophinae (Trouessart, 1885)

Proviverridae ("before civets") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Europe.

Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

• Family: †Proviverridae (Wortman, 1902)
  • Genus: †Minimovellentodon (Solé, 2014)
    • †Minimovellentodon russelli (Solé, 2014)
  • Genus: †Morlodon (Solé, 2013)
    • †Morlodon vellerei (Solé, 2013)
  • Genus: †Parvagula (Lange-Badré, 1987)
    • †Parvagula palulae (Lange-Badré, 1987)
  • (unranked): †Allopterodon/Proviverra clade
    • Genus: †Allopterodon (Ginsburg, 1977)
      • †Allopterodon bulbosus (Lange-Badré, 1979)
      • †Allopterodon minor (Filhol, 1877)
      • †Allopterodon torvidus (Van Valen, 1965)
    • Genus: †Lesmesodon (Morlo & Habersetzer, 1999)
      • †Lesmesodon behnkeae (Morlo & Habersetzer, 1999)
      • †Lesmesodon edingeri (Springhorn, 1982)
      • †Lesmesodon gunnelli (Solé, 2021)
    • Genus: †Proviverra (Rütimeyer, 1862)
      • †Proviverra typica (Rütimeyer, 1862)

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of family Proviverridae are shown in the following cladogram:

†Hyaenodonta	†Eoproviverra       †Boualitomidae        †Hyaenodontoidea   †Proviverridae           †Allopterodon      †Allopterodon minor     †Allopterodon torvidus       †Allopterodon bulbosus      †Proviverra  †Proviverra typica        †Lesmesodon    †Lesmesodon gunnelli       †Lesmesodon behnkeae     †Lesmesodon edingeri              †Morlodon  †Morlodon vellerei          †Minimovellentodon  †Minimovellentodon russelli          †Parvagula  †Parvagula palulae         †Hyaenodontidae             †Arfiidae     †Limnocyonidae       †Sinopidae           †Gazinocyon     †Pyrocyon       †Galecyon    †Afro‑Arabian clade      †Indohyaenodontidae     †Glibzegdouia       †Parvavorodon         †Koholiidae     †Tritemnodon       †Furodon     †Kyawdawia     †Paratritemnodon     †Teratodontidae     †Hyainailouroidea   †Apterodontinae       †Orienspterodon       †Hyainailourinae     †Hemipsalodon    ?  †Ischnognathus   †Akhnatenavus clade     †Akhnatenavus       †Paroxyaenini     †"Pterodon" sp. (BC 15’08)     †Hyainailourinae sp. (UON 84-359)     †Hyainailourinae sp. C (DPC 9243 & DPC 10315)     †Hyainailourinae sp. D (DPC 6545)         †Hyainailourinae sp. A (DPC 6555)     †"Pterodon" africanus     †Parapterodon       †"Pterodon" sp. (DPC 5036)     †"Pterodon" phiomensis   †Hyainailourini         †Kerberos     †"Pterodon" syrtos   †Pterodon clade     †Pterodontina           †Falcatodon     †Sectisodon       †Exiguodon     †Isohyaenodon zadoki           †Isohyaenodon  (†Isohyaenodontina)   †Isohyaenodon andrewsi       †Sivapterodon     †Hyainailouros bugtiensis         †Hyainailouros napakensis   †Hyainailouros       †Hyainailouros sulzeri     †Hyainailourinae sp. (GSN AD 100’96)       †Simbakubwa         †Leakitheriini     †Megistotherium         †Mlanyama     †Metapterodontini         †Pakakali     †Prionogalidae	†Lahimia clade †Allopterodon/Proviverra clade †Arfia clade †Galecyon clade †Indohyaenodon clade †Tritemnodon clade †Kyawdawia clade †Hyainailouridae