Stenogale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Superfamily: | Feloidea |
Genus: | †Stenogale Schlosser, 1888[1] |
Species[1] | |
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Stenogale is an extinct genus of carnivorans whose fossils are found in France, Germany, and Switzerland.[1]
The presence of accessory cusps on the premolars and other dental characters are present in stenogales, a characteristic that is shared by Barbourofelidae and Felidae.[3]
Its placement in Feliformia has undergone revision since its discovery; it has been assigned to Mustelinae, Mustelidae, and Aeluroidea before its most recent assignment to Feloidea.[1]