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2. Classification 



Cohort 4. Ferungulata 

 Superorder 1. Ferae 

 Order Carnivora 



*Suborder 1. Creodonta. Palaeocene-Pliocene. Holarctic 



*Family 1. Arctocyonidae. Palaeocene-Eocene 



*Arctocyon, Paleocene; *Tricentes, Palaeocene 

 *Family 2. Mesonychidae. Palaeocene-Eocene 



*Mesonyx, Eocene 

 *Family 3. Oxyaenidae. Palaeocene Eocene 



*Oxyaena, Palaeocene-Eocene 

 # Family 4. Hyaenodontidae. Eocene-Pliocene 



*Hyaenodon, Eocene-Oligocene; *Apataeluru$, Eocene 



Suborder 2. Fissipeda. Palaeocene-Recent 

 *Superfamily 1. Miacoidea. Palaeocene-Eocene, Holarctic 

 *Family Miacidae 



*Miacis, Eocene; *Vulpavns, Eocene 



Superfamily 2. Canoidea 



Family 1. Canidae. Dogs. Eocene-Recent 



Canis, wolves, dogs, jackals, Pliocene-Recent, world wide, 

 but not originally wild in S. America or Australia ; Vitlpes, 

 fox, Miocene-Recent, Holarctic, N. Africa 

 Family 2. Ursidae. Bears. Miocene-Recent 

 Ursiis, bear, Pliocene-Recent, Holarctic 

 Family 3. Procyonidae. Raccoons. Miocene-Recent 



Procyon, raccoon, Pliocene-Recent; N. and S. America; 

 Aihirus, panda, Recent, Asia, Ailuropoda, giant panda, 

 Recent, Asia 

 Family 4. Mustelidae. Weasels. Oligocene-Recent 



Mustela, weasel, ferret, stoat, Miocene-Recent, Holarctic, 

 S. America, N. Africa; Meles, badger, Pliocene-Recent, 

 Eurasia; Taxidea, American badger, Pliocene-Recent, 

 N. America; Mephitis, skunk, Recent, N. America; 

 Lutra, otter, Pliocene-Recent, Holarctic, S. America, 

 Africa; Maries, marten, Pliocene-Recent, Holarctic 



