Proviverridae

Proviverrinae ("before civets") is an extinct clade of placental mammals within superfamily Hyaenodontoidea in extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Europe. Their decline was thought to have been the result with of competition with carnivorans, hyaenodontines, and hyainailourines.

==Classification and phylogeny== ===Taxonomy=== {|class="wikitable" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | Clade: †Proviverrinae Genus: †Minimovellentodon †Minimovellentodon russelli Genus: †Morlodon †Morlodon vellerei Genus: †Parvagula †Parvagula palulae (unranked): †'''Allopterodon/Proviverra clade' Genus: †Allopterodon †Allopterodon bulbosus †Allopterodon minor †Allopterodon torvidus Genus: †Lesmesodon †Lesmesodon behnkeae †Lesmesodon edingeri †Lesmesodon gunnelli Genus: †Proviverra †Proviverra typica''