Dormaalocyon

Dormaalocyon Temporal range: Early Eocene
Life restoration of Dormaalocyon latouri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Pan-Carnivora
Clade:	Carnivoramorpha
Clade:	Carnivoraformes
Genus:	†Dormaalocyon Solé, 2014
Type species
†Dormaalocyon latouri Quinet, 1966
Synonyms
synonyms of species: D. latouri: Miacis latouri (Quinet, 1966)

Dormaalocyon ("dog from Dormaal") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in Europe during early Eocene. Type species, Dormaalocyon latouri was discovered when fossils were unearthed in the village of Dormaal, near Zoutleeuw, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Dormaalocyon are shown in the following cladogram:

Carnivoramorpha	†Viverravidae  †Viverravoidea  ?  †Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 50993 & UALVP 50994)  ?  †Ravenictis  sensu lato   ?  †Carnivoramorpha sp. (UALVP 31176)  ?  †Carnivoramorpha sp. (USNM 538395)  ?  †"Sinopa" insectivorus  Carnivoraformes  †Eogale †"Miacis" sp. (CM 67873 & CM 77299) †Gracilocyon igniculus †Gracilocyon winkleri †Gracilocyon solei †Gracilocyon †Gracilocyon rosei †Gracilocyon rundlei †Paramiacis †Paroodectes  †Oodectes jepseni   †Oodectes   †Oodectes herpestoides   †Oodectes proximus   †Oodectes pugnax   †Uintacyon hookeri   †Uintacyon rudis   †Uintacyon   †Uintacyon massetericus   †Uintacyon vorax   †Uintacyon asodes   †Uintacyon edax   †Uintacyon acutus   †Uintacyon jugulans   †Uintacyon gingerichi  †Xinyuictis †Zodiocyon †Miocyon †Simamphicyon  †Uintacyon sp. (USGS 1983)  †Messelogale †Quercygalidae †Palaearctonyx  (†Phlaodectes)  †Vulpavus ovatus †Vulpavus profectus †Vulpavus australis †Vulpavus canavus †Vulpavus completus  †Vulpavus  †Vulpavus farsonensis †Vulpavus palustris †Vassacyon  †Dormaalocyon  †Dormaalocyon latouri †"Miacis" exiguus †"Miacis" deutschi †Africtis  ?  †Carnivoraformes undet. Genus B †Dawsonicyon †"Miacis" boqinghensis †"Miacis" hookwayi †"Miacis" invictus †"Miacis" latidens †"Miacis" petilus  ?  †Carnivoraformes undet. Genus A †Miacis †Lycarion †"Miacis" hargeri  ?  †Ceruttia †"Miacis" lushiensis †Neovulpavus †Harpalodon †Prodaphaenus †"Miacis" gracilis †Procynodictis †Tapocyon  ?  †Walshius    Carnivora (sensu stricto)	†Gracilocyon/Oodectes clade †Vulpavus clade
(Carnivora [sensu lato])

See also

• Mammal classification
• Carnivoraformes
• Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences