Messelogale
Messelogale ("weasel from Messel") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in Europe during middle Eocene.[3][4][5]
Messelogale Temporal range: middle Eocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Pan-Carnivora |
Clade: | Carnivoramorpha |
Clade: | Carnivoraformes |
Genus: | †Messelogale Springhorn, 2000[1] |
Type species | |
†Messelogale kessleri Springhorn, 1982[2] | |
Synonyms | |
synonyms of species:
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Phylogeny
The phylogenetic relationships of genus Messelogale are shown in the following cladogram:[6][7][8][9]
Carnivoramorpha |
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(Carnivora [sensu lato]) |
See also
References
- Springhorn, Rainer (2000). "Messelogale, eine neue Raubtiergattung aus dem Mitteleozän von Messel (Deutschland)". PalZ. 74 (3): 425–439. doi:10.1007/BF02988110. S2CID 127809369.
- Springhorn, R. (1982.) "Neue Raubtiere (Mammalia: Creodonta et Carnivora) aus dem Lutetium der Grube Messel (Deutschland)" Palaeontographica, (A)179 (4-6): 105–141, Stuttgart.
- Rainer Springhorn (1985.) "Zwei neue Skelette von Miacis? kessleri (Mammalia, Carnivora) aus den lutetischen Ölschiefern der Grube Messel" Senckenbergiana Lethaea, 66 (1/2): 121–141, Frankfurt a. M.
- K. D. Rose and J. D. Archibold (2005.) "The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of the Major Extant Clades", Baltimore and London, Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 978-0-8018-8022-3
- Solé, Floréal (2014). "New carnivoraforms from the early Eocene of Europe and their bearing on the evolution of the Carnivoraformes". Palaeontology. 57 (5): 963–978. Bibcode:2014Palgy..57..963S. doi:10.1111/pala.12097. ISSN 1475-4983. S2CID 129314381.
- Flynn, John J.; Finarelli, John A.; Spaulding, Michelle (2010). "Phylogeny of the Carnivora and Carnivoramorpha, and the use of the fossil record to enhance understanding of evolutionary transformations". In Goswami, Anjali; Friscia, Anthony (eds.). Carnivoran evolution. New views on phylogeny, form and function. Cambridge University Press. pp. 25–63. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139193436.003. ISBN 9781139193436.
- Solé, Floréal; Smith, Richard; Coillot, Tiphaine; de Bast, Eric; Smith, Thierry (2014). "Dental and tarsal anatomy of Miacis latouri and a phylogenetic analysis of the earliest carnivoraforms (Mammalia, Carnivoramorpha)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (1): 1–21. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34....1S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.793195. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86207013.
- Solé, Floréal; Smith, Thierry; De Bast, Eric; Codrea, Vlad; Gheerbrant, Emmanuel (2016). "New carnivoraforms from the latest Paleocene of Europe and their bearing on the origin and radiation of Carnivoraformes (Carnivoramorpha, Mammalia)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (2): e1082480. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E2480S. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1082480. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 87537565.
- Tomiya, S.; Zack, S. P.; Spaulding, M.; Flynn, J. J. (2021). "Carnivorous mammals from the middle Eocene Washakie Formation, Wyoming, USA, and their diversity trajectory in a post-warming world". Journal of Paleontology. 95 (Supplement S82): 1–115. Bibcode:2021JPal...95S...1T. doi:10.1017/jpa.2020.74. hdl:2433/274918. S2CID 232358160.