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IRMNG taxon detailsMiacidae Cope, 1880 †
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark From Solé, 2014: The ‘Miacidae’ has been shown to be paraphyletic because its members are united by their lack of the...
Taxonomic remark From Solé, 2014: The ‘Miacidae’ has been shown to be paraphyletic because its members are united by their lack of the diagnostic features recognized in carnivorans (Wesley-Hunt and Flynn 2005; Spaulding and Flynn 2009, 2012). Consequently, Flynn et al. (2010) introduced the taxonomic name Carnivoraformes for the crown-group Carnivora plus the stem family ‘Miacidae’. Editor's note: Solé thus implies that Miacidae should be abandoned and treats the relevant taxa as "carnivoraforms which were previously included in ‘Miacidae’", however there is no reason why Miacidae could not be re-defined as containing Miacis and its closest relatives only, with other genera assigned elsewhere, or simply to Eutheria incertae sedis. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Miacidae Cope, 1880 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=102911 on 2025-03-27
Date action by
basis of record
Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]
additional source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. note: in order Carnivora, suborder Caniformia (later authors place outside Carnivora) [details] taxonomy source Solé, F. (2014). New carnivoraforms from the early Eocene of Europe and their bearing on the evolution of the Carnivoraformes. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 57(5): 963-978., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12097 note: refer note regarding the possible validity and placement of this family [details] extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] Unreviewed
Descriptive info All genera fossil (SN2000). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Thanetian)-Eocene (Priabonian) [details]Taxonomic remark From Solé, 2014: The ‘Miacidae’ has been shown to be paraphyletic because its members are united by their lack of the diagnostic features recognized in carnivorans (Wesley-Hunt and Flynn 2005; Spaulding and Flynn 2009, 2012). Consequently, Flynn et al. (2010) introduced the taxonomic name Carnivoraformes for the crown-group Carnivora plus the stem family ‘Miacidae’. Editor's note: Solé thus implies that Miacidae should be abandoned and treats the relevant taxa as "carnivoraforms which were previously included in ‘Miacidae’", however there is no reason why Miacidae could not be re-defined as containing Miacis and its closest relatives only, with other genera assigned elsewhere, or simply to Eutheria incertae sedis. [details] |
