Dormaalocyon

Dormaalocyon Temporal range: 56.0–55.2  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Eocene [1]
Life restoration of Dormaalocyon latouri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Pan-Carnivora
Clade:	Carnivoramorpha
Clade:	Carnivoraformes
Genus:	† Dormaalocyon Solé, 2014 [2]
Type species
†Dormaalocyon latouri Quinet, 1966 [3]
Synonyms
synonyms of species: D. latouri: Miacis latouri(Quinet, 1966)

Dormaalocyon ("dog from Dormaal") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in Europe during the early Eocene. ^{[2] [4]} The type species, Dormaalocyon latouri, was discovered when fossils were unearthed in the village of Dormaal, near Zoutleeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ^{[5] [6]}

It is considered one of the earliest ancestors to modern-day carnivoraforms. ^[7]

References

1. "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
2. 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.
3. G. E. Quinet (1966) "Les mammifères du Landénien continental belge, second tome. Etude de la morphologie dentaire comparée des carnivores de Dormaal." Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles Belges, 158:1-64.
4. 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.
5. Pappas, Stephanie (7 January 2014). "Tiny ancestor of lions and tigers and bears discovered (Oh my!)". NBC News. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
6. "Ancient carnivore ancestor a tiny woodland mammal". CBC. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
7. Solé, Floréal; Smith, Richard; Coillot, Tiphaine; de Bast, Eric; Smith, Thierry (January 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.