Prodaphaenus

Prodaphaenus ("before Daphoenus") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America during the middle Eocene.^[3][4]

Prodaphaenus Temporal range: 45.7–42.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ middle Eocene
part of lower jaw of Prodaphaenus uintensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Pan-Carnivora
Clade:	Carnivoramorpha
Clade:	Carnivoraformes
Genus:	†Prodaphaenus Wortman & Matthew, 1899[1]
Type species
†Prodaphaenus uintensis Osborn, 1895[2]
Synonyms
synonyms of species: P. uintensis: Miacis uintensis (Osborn, 1895)