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shown in the following table, which, it should be observed, 

 omits several genera. Unless otherwise noted, the genera are 

 North American. 



Suborder FISSIPEDIA. Land Camivora 



I. Canidm, Dogs, Wolves, Foxes, etc. 



Canis, Wolves, Pleist. and Rec. Vidpes, Red Fox, do. Urocyon, 

 Grey Fox, do. Cerdoeyon, fox-like wolves, S. A., do. Idicyon, 

 Bush-Dog, S. A., do. ICyon, Dhole, mid. and up. Mioc. ^Dirw- 

 qjnops, S. A., Pleist. ^^lurodon, up. Mioc. and low. Plioc. 

 ^Tephrocyon, mid. Mioc. to low. PUoc. ^Borophtigus, up. 

 Mioc. to mid. Plioc. ^Ischyrocyon, up. Mioc. '\Amphicyon, 

 mid. Mioc. to low. Plioc. '\Daphcmodon, low. Mioc. ^Enhy- 

 drocyon, up. Oligo. ^Temnocyon, up. OUgo. ^Mesocyon, up. 

 Oligo. ^Cynodesvms, low. Mioc. ^DapJuBmis, Oligo. ^Cyno- 

 dictis, Oligo. ^Procynodictis, up. Eoc. 

 II. Pbocyonid^, Raccoons, etc. 



Procyon, Raccoons, N. and S. A., Pleist. and Rec. Nasua, Coatis, 

 S. A., Pleist. and Rec, now extending to Calif. ^Cyonasua, 

 S. A., up. PUoc. Bassariscus, Cacomistle, low. Plioc. to Rec. 

 ^Phlaocyon, low. Mioc. ^Leptarctus, up. Mioc. Potos, Kinkajou, 

 Neotropical, Recent. 



III. Uhsid^, Bears. 



Ursus, true Bears, Pleist. and Rec. Tremarctos, Spectacled Bear, 

 S. A. ^Arctotherium, fShort-faced Bears, N. and S. A., Pleist. 



IV. MusTELiD^, Martens, Weasels, etc. 



Mustela, Weasels, mid. Mioc. to Rec. Grison, Gris6n, S. A., Pleist. 

 to Rec. Tayra, Tayra, do. Mattes, Martens, up. Mioc. to 

 Rec. Gvlo, Wolverene, Pleist. and Rec. '^Canimartes, mid. 

 Plioc. ^Brachypsalis, up. Mioc. IfMegalictis, low. Mioc. 

 JijElurocyan, do. ^Oligobunis, up. OUgo. and low. Mioc. 

 fBuncdurus, low. OUgo. Mephitis, Skunk, Pleist. and Rec. 

 Spilogale, Spotted Skunk, do. Conepatus, S. A. Skunk, Pleist. 

 and Rec, N. A., Rec. Taxidea, Badger, Pleist. and Rec. 

 hutra, Otters, up. Mioc to Rec, S. A., Pleist. and Rec Latax, 

 Sea-Otter. 



V. Felid^. Cats. 



Fdis, true Cats, N. A., low. Plioc. to Rec, S. A., Pleist. and Rec 

 Lynx, Lynx, Pleist. and Rec. ^ Psevdcelurm, mid. and up. Mioc. 

 1[Smilodon, Sabre-tooth Tiger, N. and S. A., Pleist. ?^Mcu:hai- 

 rodus, mid. Mioc. to PUoc. ^Nimramis, up. OUgo. ^Arcfudu- 

 rus, do. ^ Hoplophoneus, OUgo. \Dinictis, do. ^Eusmilus, 

 low. OUgo. 



