Lophocyonidae

Lophocyonidae is an extinct family of feliform carnivorans from the Miocene of Europe.^[1][2][3]

Lophocyonidae Temporal range: Early Miocene–Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lophocyon paraskevaidisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Superfamily:	Herpestoidea
Family:	†Lophocyonidae Fejfar & Schmidt-Kittler, 1987
Genera
†Euboictis †Izmirictis †Lophocyon †Sivanasua

Taxonomy

Classification

Lophocyonidae was previously a subfamily of Hyaenidae, Procyonidae, or Viverridae, but Morales et al. (2019) recognized it as a distinct family in its own right. Distinguishing features of lophocyonids include the molarization of the anterior premolars (P3 and p4), the lophodont adaptation of the molar dentition and the complex morphology of the incisors.^[2]

Family †Lophocyonidae

Genus	Species	Image
†Euboictis	†E. aliverensis
†Izmirictis	†I. cani
†Lophocyon	†L. carpathicus †L. paraskevaidisi
†Sivanasua	†S. antiqua †S. moravica †S. viverroides

Phylogenetic tree

The phylogenetic relationships of Lophocyonidae are shown in the following cladogram:^[2]

Lophocyonidae	Izmirictis †Izmirictis cani Euboictis †Euboictis aliverensis Sivanasua †Sivanasua moravica †Sivanasua antiqua †Sivanasua viverroides Lophocyon †Lophocyon carpathicus †Lophocyon paraskevaidisi