- Vassacyon
Taxobox
name = "Vassacyon"classification and range from Flynn, 1998; species from Heinrich et al., 2008]
fossil_range = earlyEocene
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis =Mammalia
ordo =Carnivoramorpha
familia = †Miacidae
genus = †"Vassacyon"
genus_authority = Matthew, 1909
type_species = †"Uintacyon promicrodon"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
* †"V. promicrodon"
* †"V. bowni""Vassacyon" is an extinct genus of
Miacidae . It contains two species; "Vassacyon promicrodon" and "Vassacyon bowni". It is considered the largest of the early Eocene mammals.Notes
References
*Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp.110-123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) "Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals." Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-35519-2
*cite journal | author = Heinrich, R.E. | coauthors = Strait, S.G.; Houde, P. | year = 2008 | title = Earliest Eocene Miacidae (Mammalia: Carnivora) from northwestern Wyoming | journal = Journal of Paleontology | volume = 82 | issue = 1 | pages = 154-162 | doi = 10.1666/05-118.1
* [http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Vassacyon_Genus.asp zipcodezoo.com]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3790/is_200801/ai_n21279546/pg_12 findarticles.com]
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