Lophocyonidae is an extinct family of feliform carnivorans from the Miocene of Europe.

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.

Family †Lophocyonidae
GenusSpeciesImage
†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:

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