The order Carnivora, which currently includes 296 species classified into 16 families, is
distributed across all continents. The phylogeny and the timing of diversification of members …

The phosphorites of the Quercy from SouthWest France are well known for fossils preserved
in 3D with phosphatized soft-tissues. Given that phosphatization is known to favor fine …

An exquisitely preserved male skeleton of an early arctoid, Eoarctos vorax new genus and
species, provides a unique window into the origin and early divergence of Carnivora …

Mustelidae are the largest and most diverse family of carnivores, its record dates back to the
Early Oligocene, and its early history occurred in western Europe; therefore, the finding of a …

Résumé Cet article décrit du matériel dentaire et postcrânien inédit d'artiodactyles et de
périssodactyles issu du gisement de Valbro (Phosphorites du Quercy, France). Il s' agit de la …

We describe a well-preserved cranium of one of the earliest aeluroid carnivorans from the
Quercy Phosphorites, southwestern France. The structure of the auditory region (auditory …

Abstract The Itardies locality (MP23, 30–31 Ma), in the Quercy Phosphorites (France), has
yielded an impressive amount of fossil remains attributed to Amphicynodon leptorhynchus, a …

An isolated mandible of Carnivora (Mammalia) from the phosphorites of Quercy (France) is
described as a new genus. It is compared with the amphicyonid genus Cynodictis, some …

Miocene terrestrial mammals are poorly known from the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Fossils of the
Order Carnivora from this time and region are especially rare. We describe a carnivoran …

Anthracotheres and entelodonts are large mammals with peculiar morphological
characteristics that combine plesiomorphic and derived features. The unusual anatomy of …