Prodaphaenus
| Prodaphaenus Temporal range:  middle Eocene | |
|---|---|
| part of lower jaw of Prodaphaenus uintensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Clade: | Pan-Carnivora | 
| Clade: | Carnivoramorpha | 
| Clade: | Carnivoraformes | 
| Genus: | †Prodaphaenus Wortman & Matthew, 1899 | 
| Type species | |
| †Prodaphaenus uintensis Osborn, 1895 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prodaphaenus ("before Daphoenus") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America during the middle Eocene.