Dormaalocyon
Dormaalocyon latouri (previously known as 'Miacis' latouri), was a species of carnivorous mammal that existed over fifty-six million years ago. This species is one of the oldest carnivorous mammals that can be traced all the way to present day Carnivora.[2][3][4]
| Dormaalocyon Temporal range: Early Eocene[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Carnivoraformes |
| Genus: | †Dormaalocyon Solé et al 2014 |
| Type species | |
| Dormaalocyon latouri (Quinet, 1966) | |
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Miacis latouri | |
The species was discovered when fossils were unearthed in the village of Dormaal, near Zoutleeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.[4] The discovery was first published in January 2014 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.[4]
References
- "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- Pappas, Stephanie. "Tiny ancestor of lions and tigers and bears discovered (Oh my!)". NBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- Solé, Floréal; Smith, Richard; et al. (17 July 2012). "Dental and tarsal anatomy of 'Miacis' latouri and a phylogenetic analysis of the earliest carnivoraforms (Mammalia, Carnivoramorpha)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (published 22 March 2013). 34 (1): 1–21. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.793195. S2CID 86207013.
- "Ancient carnivore ancestor a tiny woodland mammal". CBC. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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