Stenogale

Stenogale
Temporal range: 33.9–23.03 Ma Oligocene[1][2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Superfamily: Feloidea
Genus: †Stenogale
Schlosser, 1888[1]
Species[1]
  • †Stenogale bransatensis de Bonis et al. 1999
  • †Stenogale gracilis Filhol 1877
  • †Stenogale intermedia Filhol 1877

Stenogale is an extinct genus of carnivorans whose fossils are found in France, Germany, and Switzerland.[1]

Morphology

The presence of accessory cusps on the premolars and other dental characters are present in stenogales, a characteristic that is shared by Barbourofelidae and Felidae.[3]

Taxonomy

Its placement in Feliformia has undergone revision since its discovery; it has been assigned to Mustelinae, Mustelidae, and Aeluroidea before its most recent assignment to Feloidea.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Stenogale". Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ Stephane Peigné; Louis De Bonis (August 2003). "Juvenile cranial anatomy of Nimravidae (Mammalia, Carnivora): biological and phylogenetic implications". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 138 (4): 477–493. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2003.00066.x.
  3. ^ Michael1 Michael Morlo; Stéphane Peigne; Doris Nagel (January 2004). "A new species of Prosansanosmilus: implications for the systematic relationships of the family Barbourofelidae new rank (Carnivora, Mammalia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 140 (1): 43–61. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00087.x. S2CID 84005206.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)