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Toes 5—5. No alisphenoid canal. True molars — : Mustelidae. 



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B. Toes 5 — 5. An alisph. canal. Molars quadrate, — : Aeluridae. 



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2 

 „ „ „ „ „ Molars longitudinal, -^: Ursidae. 



C. Toes 5—4 or 4-4. Sectorials well developed, an alisphenoid 

 canal: Canidae. 



Die Epimycteri sind in 9 P'amilien getheilt. 



1. Molars haplodont. Toes 5—4. No alisphenoid canal: Protelidae. 



2. Molars bunodont, no sectorials, Toes 5—5. An alisphenoid canal: 

 Arctictidae. 



3. Molars bunodont, with sectorials. Otic bulla with septum. 



A. Alisphenoid canal and postglenoid foramen, present. 



a. True molars well developed. Toes 5—5: Viverridae. 



b. „ r, „ „ Toes 5 — 4: Cynictidae. 



c. r) V V » Toes 4 — 4: Suricatidae. 



d. True molars much reduced. Toes 5 — 5: Cryptoproctidae. 



e. „ „ „ „ Toes 5—4: Nimravidae. 



B. No alisphenoid canal; post glenoid foramen rudimental or wan- 

 ting. Toes 5—4: Felidac 



4. Molars bunodont, with sectorials. Otic bulla without septum. No 

 alisphenoid canal, nor post glenoid foramen. Toes 4 — 4: Hyae- 

 nidae. 



Diese Familien umfassen die folgenden Gattungen. 



Cercoleptidae : Cercoleptes. — Procyonidae: Proeyon (ein - 

 schliesslich Nasua), Bassaricyon, Bassaris. — Mustelidae: l.Unterf 

 Melinae (two tubercles of internal side ofsuperior sectorial): Taxidea, 

 Mclcs, Helictis. 2. Unterf. Mus telinae (one internal tubercle of superior 

 sectorials: Enliydris, Pteronura, Lutra, Aonyx, Barangia, Zorilla, Me- 

 pMtis, Conepatus, MelUvora, Gulo,Galictis, Putorius, Mustela. — Aelu- 

 ridae: Aelurus. — TJr sidae: Aeluropoda ? , Hyaenarcton, HelarctoSy 

 Arctotherium, Ursus, Mehirsus. — Canidae: 3Iegalotis, AmpTiicyon, 

 TJious, Palaeocyon, Temnocyon, Galecynus, Cmiis, Vulpes, Enhydrocyon, 

 Hyaenocyon,Brachycyo7i, To7narctiis,Speot1ms,Synagodi(S. Bysodus, Oli- 

 gohunis, Icticyon, Lycaon. — Protelidae: Proteles. — Arctictidae: 

 Arctictis. — Viverridae: Cynogale, Arctogale, Paguma, Para- 

 doxurus, Nandinia, Hemigale, Galidia, Prionodon, Genetta, Viverri- 

 cula, Viverra, Galidictis, Herpestes, Athylax, Calogale, Ichncumia, 

 Bdeogale, Urva, Taeniogale, Onychogale, Helogale, Bhinogale, Mun- 

 gos, Crossarchus, Eupleres. — Cynictidae: Cynictis?, Ictitherium. 

 — Suricatidae: Suricata. — Cryptoproctidae: Proaelurus, 

 Cryptoprocta. — Nimravidae: Archaelurus, Nimraviis, Aelu- 

 rogale, Dinictis, Pogonodo7i, Hoplophoneus. —Felid ae : l. Machae- 

 rodontinac, Machaerodiis, Smilodon. 2. Felinae: Plethaelurus n. g., 



