Proviverrinae ("before Viverridae") is an extinct clade of placental within superfamily Hyaenodonta in extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Europe.[W. D. Matthew (1909.) "The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene." Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 9:289–567]
Classification and phylogeny
Taxonomy
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Clade: † Proviverrinae
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Genus: † Minimovellentodon
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† Minimovellentodon russelli
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Genus: † Morlodon
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Genus: † Parvagula
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(unranked): † Allopterodon/ Proviverra clade
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Genus: † Allopterodon
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† Allopterodon bulbosus
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† Allopterodon minor
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† Allopterodon torvidus
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Genus: † Lesmesodon
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† Lesmesodon behnkeae
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† Lesmesodon edingeri
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† Lesmesodon gunnelli
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Genus: † Proviverra
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