Plioviverrops is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, endemic to Southern Europe during the Late Miocene subepoch (11.6—5.3 mya) existing for approximately 6.3 million years.[1] It was named by Kretzoi in 1938, and assigned to Hyaenidae by Flynn in 1998.[2]

Plioviverrops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Hyaenidae
Genus: Plioviverrops
Kretzoi, 1938
Synonyms

Jourdanictis

Resources

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  1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Plioviverrops, basic info
  2. ^ J. J. Flynn. 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America