Ictidopappus

Ictidopappus ("grandfather of weasels") is an extinct genus of mammals from extinct subfamily Ictidopappinae within extinct family Viverravidae, that lived in North America during the early Paleocene.[3][4]

Ictidopappus
Temporal range: early Paleocene
lower jaw of Ictidopappus mustelinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Viverravidae
Subfamily: Ictidopappinae
Van Valen, 1969[1]
Genus: Ictidopappus
Simpson, 1935
Type species
Ictidopappus mustelinus
Simpson, 1935[2]
Synonyms
synonyms of subfamily:
  • Ictidopappini (Van Valen, 1969)

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Ictidopappus are shown in the following cladogram.

 Carnivoramorpha 

Carnivoraformes

 ? 

†Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 31176)

 ? 

†Carnivoramorpha sp. (USNM 538395)

 ? 

"Sinopa" insectivorus

 Viverravidae 
 ? 

Ravenictis

 ? 

†Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 50993 & UALVP 50994)

 Viverravoidea 
 Viverravidae 

Didymictinae

 ? 

†Viverravidae sp. (CM 71188 & CM 71189)

Viverravinae

Preonictis

Variviverra

Orientictis

Pappictidops

 Ictidopappinae 
 Ictidopappus 

Ictidopappus mustelinus

 sensu stricto 
 sensu lato 

References

  1. L. Van Valen (1969.) "Evolution of dental growth and adaptation in mammalian carnivores." Evolution 23(1):96-117
  2. Simpson, G. G. (1935). "New Paleocene Mammals from the Fort Union of Montana". Proceedings of the United States Museum. 83 (2981). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997). Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 228. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.
  4. "Ictidopappus". Fossilworks.
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