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Stenoplesictidae
Stenoplesictis cayluxi jaws
Stenoplesictis cayluxi jaws
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Family †Stenoplesictidae

Stenoplesictidae is a family of extinct civet-like animals from the Carnivora order.


Genera Asiavorator, Moghradictis, Africanictis, Stenoplesictis, Anictis[]

Asiavorator is an extinct genus of carnivorous, cat-like civet endemic to Asia in the Oligocene.

Moghradictis is an extinct genus of carnivorous cat-like mammals endemic to North Africa from the Miocene 23.03—15.97 Ma, existing for approximately 7.06 million years.

Africantis is an extinct genus of carnivorous cat-like mammals endemic to Africa from the Miocene 23.03—11.610 Ma, existing for approximately 11.42 million years.

Stenoplesictis is an extinct genus of carnivorous cat-like mammals endemic to Europe from the Oligocene 33.9—28.4 Ma, existing for approximately 5.5 million years.

Anictis is an extinct species of carnivorous cat-like mammal endemic to Europe living from the Oligocene 33.9—28.4 Ma, existing for approximately 5.4 million years.

The species of these genera are shown to have an omnivorous diet or more precisely, hypercarnivorous to mesocarnivorous.

Genera[]

Subfamily Stenoplesictinae

Genus Shandgolictis
 Shandgolictis elegans 
Genus Asiavorator 
 Asiavorator altidens
Genus Moghradictis 
 Moghradictis nedjema 
Genus Africanictis 
 Africanictis meini
 Africanictis schmidtkittleri
Genus Mioprionodon 
 Mioprionodon pickfordi 
Genus Stenoplesictis 
 Stenoplesictis muhoronii 
 Stenoplesictis cayluxi
 Stenoplesictis minor 
 Stenoplesictis crocheti
 Stenoplesictis indigenus 
Genus Palaeoprionodon  
 Palaeoprionodon lamandini 
Genus Anictis  
 Anictis simplicidens 
Genus Haplogale
 Haplogale media 
Genus Viretictis

Subfamily Proailurinae

Genus Stenogale 
 Stenogale julieni 
 Stenogale intermedia
 Stenogale bransatensis 
 Stenogale aurelianensis
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