Stenoplesictidae

Stenoplesictidae Temporal range: Eocene–Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	†Stenoplesictidae

Stenoplesictidae is the name of a family of extinct civet-like animals, such as Stenoplesictis.

Taxonomy

Subfamily Stenoplesictinae
- Genus Shandgolictis (Hunt, 1998)
  - Shandgolictis elegans (Hunt, 1998)
- Genus Asiavorator (Spassov & Lange-Badré, 1995)
  - Asiavorator altidens (Spassov & Lange-Badré, 1995)
- Genus Moghradictis (Morlo, Miller & El-Barkooky, 2007)
  - Moghradictis nedjema (Morlo et al., 2007) [Lower Miocene, Wadi Moghra, Egypt]
- Genus Africanictis (Morales, Pickford, Soria & Fraile, 1998) (also assigned to Percrocutidae)
  - Africanictis meini (Morales et al., 1998) [Middle Miocene, Africa]
  - Africanictis schmidtkittleri (Morales et al., 1998) [Middle Miocene, Africa]
- Genus Mioprionodon (Schmidt-Kittler, 1987)
  - Mioprionodon pickfordi (Schmidt-Kittler, 1987)
- Genus Stenoplesictis (Filhol, 1880)
  - Stenoplesictis muhoronii (Schmidt-Kittler, 1987)
  - Stenoplesictis cayluxi [Oligoceno Inferior, Quercy, Francia]
  - Stenoplesictis minor [Oligoceno Inferior, Quercy, Francia]
  - Stenoplesictis crocheti
  - Stenoplesictis indigenus (Dashzeveg, 1996) [Mongolia]
- Genus Palaeoprionodon (Filhol, 1880)
  - Palaeoprionodon lamandini (Filhol, 1880) [Lower Oligocene, Quercy, France]
- Genus Anictis (Kretzoi, 1945)
  - Anictis simplicidens (Schlosser, 1890) [Lower Oligocene, Quercy, France]
- Genus Haplogale
  - Haplogale media (Filhol, 1882) [Lower Oligocene, Quercy, France]
- Genus Viretictis (Bonis, Peigné & M. Hugueney, 1999)
- Viretictis sp. [Upper Oligocene, Coderet-Bransat, France]
Subfamily Proailurinae
- Genus Stenogale (Schlosser, 1888)
  - Stenogale julieni [Lower Miocene, Aquitanian, Saint-Gérand, France]
  - Stenogale intermedia [Lower Oligocene, Quercy, France]
  - Stenogale bransatensis [Upper Oligocene, Coderet-Bransat, France]
  - Stenogale aurelianensis [Lower Miocene, France]
- Genus Proailurus (Filhol, 1879) (also assigned to Felidae)
  - Proailurus lemanensis (Filhol, 1879) [Lower Oligocene, Quercy, France; Upper Oligocene, Coderet-Bransat, France]
  - Proailurus gracilis (Filhol, 1877) [=Stenogale gracilis] [Lower Oligocene, Quercy, France]
  - Proailurus brevidens (=Stenogale brevidens)

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 Societe Geologique 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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