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Arctoidea

Mammalia - Carnivora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Arctoidea Flower p. 15
1883Arctoidea Flower p. 186
1902Arctoidea Hay p. 762
1976Arctoidea Tedford p. 372
1987Arctoidea Barnes p. 3
1988Arctoidea Barnes p. 2
1988Arctoidea Carroll
1989Arctoidea Barnes p. 3
1991Arctoidea Bryant p. 60
1992Arctoidea Barnes p. 3
1992Arctoidea Wang and Tedford p. 225
1993Arctoidea Wolson p. 363
1994Arctoidea Tedford et al. p. 12
1995Arctoidea Kohno et al. p. 113
1996Arctoidea Kohno p. 389
2001Arctoidea Hunt, Jr. p. 3
2001Arctoidea Koretsky p. 85
2002Arctoidea Hunt, Jr. p. 9
2003Arctoidea Zhai et al. p. 294
2005Arctoidea Wang et al. p. 6
2006Arctoidea Owen p. 1002
2006Arctoidea Peigné et al. p. 788
2007Arctoidea Labs Hochstein p. 532
2008Arctoidea Peigne et al.
2008Arctoidea Wang and Carranza-Castaneda p. 388
2009Arctoidea Wang et al. p. 757
2010Arctoidea Robles et al. p. 550
2011Arctoidea Hunt, Jr. p. 21
2011Arctoidea Tomiya p. 2
2012Arctoidea Abella et al. p. 2
2014Arctoidea Koretsky et al. p. 421
2014Arctoidea Wang et al. p. 292
2015Arctoidea Hunt, Jr. and Stepleton pp. e891229-4
2016Arctoidea Tomiya and Tseng
2017Arctoidea Berta p. 155
2018Arctoidea Wang et al.
2020Arctoidea Paterson et al. p. 1322

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Arctoidea Flower 1869
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G. †Allocyon Merriam 1930
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†Allocyon loganensis Merriam 1930
G. †Amphicticeps Matthew and Granger 1924
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†Amphicticeps dorog Wang et al. 2005
†Amphicticeps makhchinus Wang et al. 2005
†Amphicticeps shackelfordi Matthew and Granger 1924
Unr. Mustelida Tedford 1976
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Fm. Ailuridae Bonaparte 1850 [red panda]
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Subfm. Ailurinae
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Tr. †Ailurini Wallace and Lyon 2022
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G. Ailurus Cuvier 1825
G. †Magerictis Ginsburg et al. 1997
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†Magerictis imperialensis Ginsburg et al. 1997
Tr. †Pristinailurini Wallace and Lyon 2022
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G. †Parailurus Schlosser 1899
G. †Pristinailurus Wallace and Wang 2004
G. †Amphictis Pomel 1853
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†Amphictis aginensis de Bonis 1973
†Amphictis ambigua Gervais 1872
†Amphictis antiqua de Blainville 1842
†Amphictis borbonica Viret 1929
†Amphictis cuspida Nagel 2003
†Amphictis milloquensis Helbing 1928
†Amphictis prolongata Morlo 1996
†Amphictis schlosseri Heizmann and Morlo 1994
†Amphictis timucua Baskin 2017
G. †Protursus Crusafont and Kurtén 1976
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†Protursus simpsoni Cusafont and Kurtén 1976
G. †Simocyon Wagner 1858
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†Simocyon batalleri Viret 1929
†Simocyon diaphorus Kaup 1832
†Simocyon primigenius Wagner 1858
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Invalid names: Pliocyon marshi Thorpe 1921 [synonym]
Invalid names: Araeocyon Thorpe 1922 [synonym]
Subfm. †Simocyoninae
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G. †Actiocyon Stock 1947
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†Actiocyon parverratis Smith et al. 2016
G. †Alopecocyon Camp and Vanderhoof 1940
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†Alopecocyon leardi Stock 1947
G. †Bavarictis Mödden 1991
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G. †Chaprongictis Peigné et al. 2006
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†Chaprongictis phetchaburiensis Peigné et al. 2006
Fm. Mephitidae Bonaparte 1845 [skunk]
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G. †Brachyprotoma Brown 1908
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†Brachyprotoma obtusata Cope 1899 [short-faced skunk]
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Invalid names: Brachyprotoma brevimala Heaton 1985 [synonym], Brachyprotoma pristina Brown 1908 [synonym], Brachyprotoma putorius Hay 1923 [synonym], Brachyprotoma spelaea Brown 1908 [synonym]
G. †Buisnictis Hibbard 1950
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†Buisnictis breviramus Hibbard 1941
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Invalid names: Buisnictis meadensis Hibbard 1950 [synonym]
†Buisnictis burrowsi Skinner and Hibbard 1972
†Buisnictis metabatos Wang et al. 2014
†Buisnictis schoffi Hibbard 1954
G. Conepatus Gray 1837 [hog-nosed skunk]
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†Conepatus altiramus Reig 1952
Conepatus chinga Molina 1782 [Molina's hog-nosed skunk]
†Conepatus cordubensis Ameghino 1889
Conepatus humboldtii Gray 1837 [Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk]
Conepatus leuconotus Lichtenstein 1832 [eastern hog-nosed skunk]
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Invalid names: Mephitis mesoleucus Lichtenstein 1832 [synonym]
†Conepatus mercedensis Ameghino 1875
†Conepatus primaevus Burmeister 1864
†Conepatus robustus Martin 1978
†Conepatus sanmiguelensis Wang and Carranza-Castaneda 2008
Conepatus semistriatus Boddaert 1785 [striped hog-nosed skunk]
Conepatus suffocans Illiger 1811
†Conepatus talarae Churcher and Van Zyll de Jong 1965
Invalid names: Thiosmus Lichtenstein 1838 [synonym]
G. †Martinogale Hall 1930
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†Martinogale alveodens Hall 1930
†Martinogale chisoensis Stevens and Stevens 2003
†Martinogale faulli Wang et al. 2005
†Martinogale nambiana Cope 1874
Subfm. Mephitinae Bonaparte 1845 [skunk]
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G. †Brachyopsigale Hibbard 1954
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†Brachyopsigale dubius Hibbard 1954
G. †Pliogale Hall 1930
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†Pliogale furlongi Merriam 1911
†Pliogale manka Green 1956
G. Mephitis Cuvier 1800
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Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein 1832
Mephitis mephitis Schreber 1776 [striped skunk]
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Invalid names: Mephitis frontata Coues 1875 [synonym], Mephitis mesomelas Lichtenstein 1832 [synonym], Mephitis occidentalis Baird 1858 [synonym], Mephitis putida Cuvier 1798 [synonym], Viverra mephitica Shaw 1792 [synonym], Viverra nigra Peale and Palisot de Beauvois 1786 [synonym]
†Mephitis orthrostica Cope 1896
†Mephitis rexroadensis Hibbard 1952
Invalid names: Chincha Lesson 1842 [synonym]
G. †Miomephitis Dehm 1950
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†Miomephitis pilgrimi Dehm 1950
G. Mydaus Cuvier 1821
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Mydaus javanensis Desmarest 1820 [Sunda stink badger]
Mydaus marchei Huet 1887 [Palawan stink badger]
G. †Osmotherium Cope 1896
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†Osmotherium spelaeum Cope 1896
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Invalid names: Mephitis fodiens Hall 1936 [synonym], Mephitis fossidens Cope 1896 [synonym], Mephitis leptops Cope 1899 [synonym], Mephitis orthostichus Cope 1896 [synonym], Pelycictis lobulatus Cope 1896 [synonym]
G. †Palaeomephitis Jager 1839
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G. †Promephitis Gaudry 1861
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†Promephitis alexejewi Schlosser 1924
†Promephitis brevirostris Meladze 1967
†Promephitis hootoni Senyurek 1954
†Promephitis larteti Gaudry 1861
†Promephitis maeotica Alexejew 1916
†Promephitis majori Pilgrim 1933
†Promephitis malustenensis Simionescu 1930
†Promephitis maxima He and Huang 1991
†Promephitis parvus Wang and Qiu 2004
†Promephitis pristinidens Petter 1963
†Promephitis qinensis Wang and Qiu 2004
G. Spilogale Gray 1865
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Spilogale angustifrons Howell 1902 [southern spotted skunk]
Spilogale gracilis Merriam 1890 [western spotted skunk]
Spilogale interrupta Rafinesque 1820 [prairie spotted skunk]
Spilogale leucoparia Merriam 1890 [desert spotted skunk]
†Spilogale microdens Dalquest 1978
Spilogale putorius Linnaeus 1758 [eastern spotted skunk]
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Invalid names: Galera perdicida [synonym], Mephitis quaterlinearis Winans 1859 [synonym], Spilogale ambarvalis Bangs 1898 [synonym], Spilogale indianola Merriam 1890 [synonym], Spilogale marylandensis Gidley and Gazin 1933 [synonym], Spilogale pedroensis Gazin 1942 [synonym]
Spilogale pygmaea Thomas 1898
†Spilogale rexroadi Hibbard 1941
Spilogale yucatanensis Burt 1938 [Yucatán spotted skunk]
G. †Mustelictis Lange 1969
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†Mustelictis major Teilhard 1915
†Mustelictis olivieri de Bonis 1997
†Mustelictis piveteaui Lange 1969
†Mustelictis robustus Filhol 1915
Fm. Mustelidae Fischer 1817 [mustelid carnivore]
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G. †Acheronictis Hayes 2000
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†Acheronictis webbi Hayes 2000
G. †Ailurictis Trouessart 1899
G. †Anatolictis Schmidt-Kittler 1976
G. †Arikarictis Hayes 2000
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†Arikarictis chapini Hayes 2000
G. †Bathygale Wolson 1993
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†Bathygale lemanensis Pomel 1853
G. †Circamustela Petter 1967
G. †Corumictis Paterson et al. 2020
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†Corumictis julieni Viret 1929
†Corumictis wolsani Paterson et al. 2020
G. †Djourabus Peigne et al. 2008
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†Djourabus dabba Peigne et al. 2008
G. †Erokomellivora Werdelin 2003
G. †Franconictis Wolson 1993
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†Franconictis vireti Dehm 1950
Subfm. Galictinae Reig 1956
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Tr. †Galictini
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G. †Oriensictis Ogino and Otsuka 2008
Subfm. Guloninae Gray 1825
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G. Eira Smith 1842 [tayra]
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Eira barbara Linnaeus 1758 [tayra]
Invalid names: Galera Browne 1789 [replaced], Tayra Palmer 1904 [synonym]
G. Galera Gray 1843
G. Grisonia Gray 1825
Tr. †Gulonini
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G. Gulo Storr 1780 [wolverine]
G. †Iberictis Ginsburg and Morales 1992
G. †Plesiogulo Zdansky 1934
Tr. †Ischyrictini Ginsburg 1977
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G. †Canimartes Cope 1892
G. †Dehmictis Ginsburg and Morales 1992
G. †Ferinestrix Bjork 1970
G. †Ischyrictis Helbing 1930
G. †Plionictis Matthew 1924
G. †Sthenictis Peterson 1910
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Invalid names: Brachygale Peterson 1910 [synonym]
G. †Laphictis Viret 1933
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†Laphictis mustelinus Viret 1933
G. Martes Frisch 1775 [marten]
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Subg. †Martes (Tomictis) Hall 1931
Martes americana Kerr 1792 [American marten]
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Invalid names: Martes nobilis Hall 1926 [synonym]
Martes caurina Merriam 1890
Martes flavigula Boddaert 1785 [yellow-throated marten]
†Martes foina Erxleben 1777
†Martes foxi Hibbard and Riggs 1949
†Martes gazini Hibbard 1958
†Martes intermedius Heller 1913
†Martes khelifensis Ginsburg 1977
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 [European pine marten]
†Martes melampus Wagner 1841
†Martes parviloba Cope 1873
†Martes sansaniensis Lartet 1851
†Martes stirtoni Wilson 1968
†Martes vetus Kretzoi 1947
Martes zibellina Linnaeus 1758 [sable]
G. Pekania Gray 1865
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†Pekania diluviana Cope 1889
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Invalid names: Martes parapennanti Gidley and Gazin 1933 [synonym]
†Pekania occulta Samuels and Cavin 2013
†Pekania palaeosinensis Zdansky 1924
Pekania pennanti Erxleben 1777 [fisher]
G. †Hadrictis Pia 1939
Subfm. Helictidinae Gray 1865 [ferret badgers]
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G. Melogale Geoffroy 1831
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Melogale cucphuongensis Nadler et al. 2011
Melogale everetti Thomas 1895 [Bornean ferret badger]
Melogale personata Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1831 [large toothed ferret badger]
Invalid names: Helictis Gray 1831 [synonym]
Subfm. †Ictonychinae Pocock 1921
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G. †Brevimalictis Smith et al. 2016
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†Brevimalictis chikasha Smith et al. 2016
G. †Cernictis Hall 1935
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†Cernictis hesperus Hall 1935
†Cernictis repenningi Baskin 2011
G. †Eirictis Qiu et al. 2004
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†Eirictis robusta Qiu et al. 2004
G. †Enhydrictis Forsyth Major 1902
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†Enhydrictis ardea Bravard 1828
†Enhydrictis galictoides Forsyth-Major 1901
†Enhydrictis melina Pei 1934
†Enhydrictis nipponica Naora 1968
†Enhydrictis praegalictoides Rook et al. 2018
G. Galictis Bell 1826 [grison]
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Galictis cuja Molina 1782 [lesser grison]
†Galictis sorgentinii Reig 1957
Galictis vittata Schreber 1776 [greater grison]
G. Ictonyx Kaup 1835 [striped polecat]
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Ictonyx capensis Kaup 1835
Ictonyx striatus Perry 1810 [zorilla]
G. †Lutravus Furlong 1932
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†Lutravus halli Furlong 1932
G. Lyncodon Gervais 1844 [Patagonian weasel]
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Lyncodon patagonicus de Blainville 1842 [Patagonian weasel]
G. †Martellictis Lucenti 2018
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†Martellictis ardea Lucenti 2018
G. †Negodiaetictis Smith et al. 2016
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†Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum Smith et al. 2016
G. †Pannonictis Kormos 1931
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†Pannonictis baroniensis Rook et al. 2018
†Pannonictis nestii Martelli 1906
†Pannonictis pilgrimi Kormos 1933
†Pannonictis pliocaenica Kormos 1931
G. Poecilictis Thomas and Hinton 1920 [Saharan striped weasel]
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Poecilictis lybica Ehrenberg and Hemprich 1833
G. Poecilogale Thomas 1883
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Poecilogale albinucha Gray 1864 [African striped weasel]
G. †Sminthosinis Bjork 1970
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†Sminthosinis bowleri Bjork 1970
G. †Stipanicicia Reig 1956
G. †Trigonictis Hibbard 1941
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†Trigonictis cookii Gazin 1934
†Trigonictis macrodon Cope 1868
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Invalid names: Lutravus idahoensis Gazin 1934 [synonym], Trigonictis kansasensis Hibbard 1941 [synonym]
G. †Trochictis von Meyer 1842
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†Trochictis carbonaria Meyer 1842
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Invalid names: Trochictis artenensis Ginsburg 1968 [synonym]
†Trochictis depereti Major 1903
†Trochictis narcisoi Petter 1963
†Trochictis peignei Morlo et al. 2021
G. Vormela Blasius 1884 [marbled polecat]
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†Vormela beremendensis Pertényi 1864
Vormela peregusna Güldenstädt 1770
Invalid names: Grisoninae Pocock 1921 [synonym]
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G. †Baranogale Kormos 1934
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†Baranogale antiqua Pomel 1864
†Baranogale balcanica Spassov 2001
†Baranogale helbingi Kormos 1934
Subfm. †Leptarctinae Gazin 1936
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G. †Kinometaxia Wang et al. 2004
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†Kinometaxia guangpui Wang et al. 2004
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G. †Craterogale Gazin 1936
G. †Leptarctus Leidy 1856
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†Leptarctus ancipidens White 1941
†Leptarctus martini Lim and Miao 2000
†Leptarctus mummorum Korth and Baskin 2009
†Leptarctus oregonensis Stock 1930
†Leptarctus primus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Hypsoparia bozemanensis Dorr 1954 [synonym], Hypsoparia timmi Lim and Martin 2002 [synonym]
†Leptarctus progressus Simpson 1930
†Leptarctus supremus Lim et al. 2001
†Leptarctus webbi Baskin 2005
†Leptarctus woodburnei Bever and Zakrzewski 2009
†Leptarctus wortmani Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) genowaysi Lim and Martin 2003 [synonym], Leptarctus desuii Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym], Leptarctus kansasensis Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hypsoparia Dorr 1954 [synonym], Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) Lim and Martin 2003 [invalid subgroup], Mephititaxus White 1941 [synonym]
G. †Schultzogale Lim and Martin 2000
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†Schultzogale inexpecta Lim and Martin 2000
G. †Trocharion Forsyth Major 1903
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†Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903
G. †Luogale Schmidt-Kittler 1987
Subfm. Lutrinae Baird 1857 [otter]
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Tr. †Aonychini
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G. †Cyrnaonyx Helbing 1935
G. Enhydra Fleming 1822 [sea otter]
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Enhydra lutris Linnaeus 1758 [sea otter]
†Enhydra macrodonta Kilmer 1972
†Enhydra reevei Newton 1890
G. †Enhydriodon Falconer 1868
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†Enhydriodon aethiopicus Geraads et al. 2004
†Enhydriodon africanus Stromer 1931
†Enhydriodon dikikae Geraads et al. 2011
†Enhydriodon falconeri Pilgrim 1932
†Enhydriodon hendeyi Morales et al. 2005
Enhydriodon latipes Pilgrim 1931
†Enhydriodon sivalensis Falconer 1868
Invalid names: Amyxodon Falconer and Cautley 1835 [nomen nudum]
G. †Enhydritherium Berta and Morgan 1985
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†Enhydritherium terraenovae Berta and Morgan 1985
G. Hydrictis Pocock 1921 [speckle-throated otter]
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Hydrictis maculicollis Lichtenstein 1835
G. Lontra Gray 1843 [otter]
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Lontra canadensis Schreber 1776 [North American river otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra iowa Goldman 1941 [synonym], Lutra parvicuspis Gidley and Gazin 1933 [synonym], Lutra rhoadsii Cope 1896 [synonym]
Lontra felina Molina 1782 [marine otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra brachydactyla Wagner 1841 [synonym], Lutra californica Gray 1837 [synonym], Lutra chilensis Kerr 1792 [synonym], Lutra cinerea Thomas 1908 [synonym], Lutra peruensis Gervais 1841 [synonym]
Lontra longicaudis Olfers 1818 [neotropical otter]
Lontra provocax Thomas 1908
†Lontra weiri Prassack 2016
G. Lutra Brisson 1762 [otter]
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Subg. †Lutra (Satherium) Gazin 1934
†Lutra affinis Gervais 1859
†Lutra brachygnathus Schlosser 1903
†Lutra bravardi Pomel 1843
†Lutra bressana Deperet 1893
Lutra capensis Schinz 1821 [African clawless otter]
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Invalid names: Aonyx delalandi Lesson 1827 [synonym], Lutra inunguis Cuvier 1823 [synonym]
†Lutra castiglionis Pereira and Salotti 2000
Lutra cinerea Illiger 1815 [Oriental small-clawed otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra leptonyx Horsfield 1823 [synonym]
†Lutra fatimazohrae Geraads 1997
†Lutra franconica Quenstedt 1885
†Lutra hessica Lydekker 1890
†Lutra licenti Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 [European otter]
†Lutra lybica Stromer 1914
†Lutra nippon Imaizumi and Yoshiyuki 1989 [Japanese otter]
†Lutra palaeoleptonyx Falconer 1868
†Lutra perspicillata Geoffroy 1826
†Lutra simplicidens Thenius 1965
†Lutra sumatrana Gray 1865
Invalid names: Amblonyx Rafinesque 1832 [synonym], Aonyx Lesson 1827 [synonym], Barangia Gray 1865 [synonym], Hydrogale Gray 1865 [synonym], Latax Gray 1865 [synonym], Lataxina Gervais 1855 [synonym], Lutris Dumeril 1805 [synonym], Lutrix Rafinesque 1815 [synonym], Lutronectes Gray 1867 [synonym], Nesolutra Bate 1935 [synonym], Nutria Gray 1865 [synonym]
G. †Lutraeximia Cherin et al. 2016
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†Lutraeximia trinacriae Burgio and Fiore 1988
†Lutraeximia umbra Cherin et al. 2016
G. †Lutrictis Pomel
Tr. Lutrini Gray 1865
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G. †Cyrnolutra Pereira and Salotti 2000
G. †Limnonyx Crusafont Pairo 1950
G. †Mionictis Matthew 1924
G. †Sardolutra Willemsen 1992
G. †Satherium Gazin 1934
G. †Lutrogale
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†Lutrogale cretensis Symeonides and Sondaar 1975
Invalid names: Isolalutra Symeonides and Sondaar 1975 [synonym]
G. †Megencephalon Osborn et al. 1878
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†Megencephalon primaevus Osborn et al. 1878
G. †Paludolutra Hurzeler 1987
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†Paludolutra campanii Meneghini 1863
†Paludolutra lluecai Villalta Comella and Crusafont Pairó 1945
†Paludolutra maremmana Hurzeler 1987
G. †Paralutra Roman and Viret 1934
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†Paralutra garganensis Willemsen 1983
†Paralutra jaegeri Fraas 1862
†Paralutra lorteti Filhol 1879
†Paralutra transdanubica Kretzoi 1951
G. Pteronura Gray 1837 [giant otter]
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Pteronura brasiliensis Gmelin 1788 [giant otter]
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Invalid names: Lutra paranensis Rennger 1830 [synonym]
G. †Siamogale Ginsburg et al. 1983
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†Siamogale melilutra Wang et al. 2018
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Invalid names: Lutra aonychoides Zdansky 1924 [synonym]
†Siamogale thailandica Ginsburg et al. 1983
G. †Sivaonyx Pilgrim 1931
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†Sivaonyx africanus Stromer 1931
†Sivaonyx bathygnathus Lydekker 1884
†Sivaonyx beyi Peigne et al. 2008
†Sivaonyx ekecaman Werdelin 2003
†Sivaonyx gandakasensis Pickford 2007
†Sivaonyx hendeyi Morales et al. 2005
†Sivaonyx hessicus Lydekker 1890
†Sivaonyx kamuhangirei Morales and Pickford 2005
†Sivaonyx lehmani Crusafont-Pairo and Golpe 1962
†Sivaonyx senutae Morales and Pickford 2005
†Sivaonyx soriae Morales and Pickford 2005
G. †Teruelictis Salesa et al. 2013
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†Teruelictis riparius Salesa et al. 2013
G. †Tyrrhenolutra Hurzeler 1987
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†Tyrrhenolutra helbingi Hurzeler 1987
G. †Vishnuonyx Pilgrim 1932
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†Vishnuonyx chinjiensis Pilgrim 1932
†Vishnuonyx neptuni Kargopoulos et al. 2021
Invalid names: Aonyxini Sokolov 1973 [empty], Enhydrini Gray 1825 [empty], Enhydriodontini Morales and Pickford 2005 [empty]
G. †Marcetia Petter 1967
G. †Matanomictis Thewissen and Bajpai 2008
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†Matanomictis maniyarensis Thewissen and Bajpai 2008
G. †Melidellavus Ginsburg 1961
Subfm. Melinae Burmeister 1872 [badger]
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G. †Arctomeles Stach 1951
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†Arctomeles dimolodontus Wallace and Wang 2004
†Arctomeles ferus Roshchin 1949
†Arctomeles sotnikovae Tedford and Harington 2003
G. Arctonyx Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
†Arctonyx rostratus Matthew and Granger 1923
G. Meles Brisson 1762 [badger]
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Meles anakuma Temminck 1844
Meles canescens Blanford 1875 [Caucasian badger]
†Meles iberica Arribas and Garrido 2007
Meles leucurus Hodgson 1847 [Asian badger]
Meles meles Linnaeus 1758 [European badger]
†Meles taxipater Schlosser 1903
Meles taxus Boddaert 1785
†Meles teilhardi Qiu et al. 2004
†Meles thorali Viret 1951
Invalid names: Melesium Rafinesque 1815 [objective synonym], Taxus Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795 [objective synonym]
G. †Melodon Zdansky 1924
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†Melodon incertum Zdansky 1924
†Melodon majori Zdansky 1924
G. †Pelycictis Cope 1896
G. †Promeles Zittel 1893
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†Promeles palaeattica Weithofer 1888
G. †Taxodon Lartet 1851
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†Taxodon hessicus Ginsburg 1999
†Taxodon sansaniensis Lartet 1851
G. †Mellalictis Ginsburg 1977
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†Mellalictis mellalensis Ginsburg 1977
Subfm. Mellivorinae Gray 1865 [ratel]
+
Tr. †Eomellivorini Valenciano and Govender 2020
+
G. †Ekorus Werdelin 2003
G. †Eomellivora Zdansky 1924
+
Invalid names: Perunium Orlov 1947 [synonym]
G. †Moralesictis Valenciano and Baskin 2022
G. †Hoplictis Ginsburg 1961
+
†Hoplictis grangerensis Bryant 1968
†Hoplictis noueli Mayet 1908
Invalid names: Beckia Bryant 1968 [synonym]
Tr. †Mellivorini Valenciano and Govender 2020
+
G. †Howellictis de Bonis et al. 2009
G. Mellivora Storr 1780 [ratel]
G. †Mesomephitis Petter 1967
G. †Miomustela Hall 1930
+
†Miomustela madisonae Douglass 1929
Subfm. †Mustelavinae
+
G. †Mustelavus Clark 1936
+
†Mustelavus priscus Clark 1936
Tr. Mustelina Gray 1825
+
G. Zorilla Oken 1816
Subfm. †Mustelinae Fischer 1817
+
G. †Dinogale Cook and Macdonald 1962
+
†Dinogale siouxensis Cook and Macdonald 1962
G. †Lartetictis Ginsburg and Morales 1996
+
†Lartetictis dubia Blainville 1841
G. †Legionarictis Tseng et al. 2009
+
†Legionarictis fortidens Tseng et al. 2009
G. Mustela Linnaeus 1758 [weasel]
+
Subg. Mustela (Putorius) Cuvier 1817 [polecat]
Mustela aistoodonnivalis Wu and Kao 1991 [Sichuan weasel]
Mustela altaica Pallas 1811
Mustela erminea Linnaeus 1758 [stoat]
Mustela eversmanni Lesson 1827
Mustela furo Linnaeus 1758 [ferret]
Mustela haidarum Preble 1898 [Haida ermine]
Mustela itatsi Temminck 1844
†Mustela jacksoni Storer 2004
Mustela kathiah Hodgson 1835 [yellow-bellied weasel]
Mustela lutreola Linnaeus 1761
†Mustela meltoni Bjork 1973
Mustela nigripes Audubon and Bachman 1851 [black-footed ferret]
Mustela nivalis Linnaeus 1766 [least weasel]
+
Invalid names: Putorius rixosus Bangs 1896 [synonym]
Mustela nudipes Lesson 1827 [Malayan weasel]
†Mustela ogygia Matthew 1901
†Mustela pachygnatha Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
†Mustela palaeattica Weithofer 1888
†Mustela palermina Petényi 1934
†Mustela praenivalis Kormos 1934
Mustela putorius Linnaeus 1758 [European polecat]
†Mustela rexroadensis Hibbard 1950
+
Invalid names: Mustela gazini Hibbard 1958 [synonym]
Mustela richardsonii Bonaparte 1838 [American ermine]
Mustela sibirica Pallas 1773 [Siberian weasel]
†Mustela spelaea Holl 1829
G. Neogale Gray 1865
+
Neogale africana Desmarest 1818 [Amazon weasel]
Neogale felipei Izor and de la Torre 1978 [Colombian weasel]
Neogale frenata Lichtenstein 1831 [long-tailed weasel]
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Invalid names: Mustela reliquus Hall 1960 [synonym], Putorius arizonensis Mearns 1891 [synonym], Putorius gracilis Brown 1908 [synonym], Putorius noveboracensis Emmons 1840 [synonym]
Neogale vison Schreber 1777 [mink]
Invalid names: Neovison Baryshnikov and Abramov 1997 [synonym]
G. †Tisisthenes Martin 1973
+
†Tisisthenes parvus Martin 1973
Invalid names: Mustelini [empty]
G. †Namibictis Morales et al. 1998
+
†Namibictis senuti Morales et al. 1998
G. †Oaxacagale Ferrusquía-Villafranca and Wang 2021
+
†Oaxacagale ruizi Ferrusquía-Villafranca and Wang 2021
Subfm. †Oligobuninae Baskin 1998
+
G. †Brachypsalis Cope 1890
+
†Brachypsalis matutinus Matthew 1924
†Brachypsalis modicus Matthew 1918
†Brachypsalis obliquidens Sinclair 1915
Invalid names: Brachypsaloides Webb 1969 [synonym]
G. †Floridictis Baskin 2017
+
†Floridictis kerneri Baskin 2017
†Floridictis petersoni Loomis 1932
G. †Megalictis Matthew 1907
+
†Megalictis ferox Matthew 1907
†Megalictis frazieri Frailey 1978
†Megalictis simplicidens Peterson 1907
+
Invalid names: Aelurocyon brevifacies Peterson 1907 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aelurocyon Peterson 1907 [synonym]
G. †Oligobunis Cope 1881
+
†Oligobunis floridanus White 1947
G. †Parabrachypsalis Baskin 2017
+
†Parabrachypsalis janisae Baskin 2017
G. †Paroligobunis Peterson 1910
G. †Promartes Riggs 1942
+
†Promartes darbyi Thorpe 1921
†Promartes gemmarosae Loomis 1932
†Promartes lepidus Matthew 1907
†Promartes olcotti Riggs 1942
†Promartes vantasselensis Loomis 1932
Invalid names: Promartes fossor Thorpe 1921 [nomen nudum]
G. †Zodiolestes Riggs 1942
+
†Zodiolestes freundi Labs Hochstein 2007
G. †Palaeomeles de Villalta Comella and Crusafont Pairó 1943
G. †Paragale Petter 1967
+
†Paragale huerzeleri Petter 1967
G. †Parataxidea Zdansky 1924
G. †Plesictis Pomel 1846
+
†Plesictis genettoides Pomel 1846
†Plesictis palmidens Filhol 1877
†Plesictis palustris Pomel 1846
†Plesictis plesictis Helbing 1930
†Plesictis robustus Filhol 1915
G. †Plesiogale Pomel 1947
+
†Plesiogale postfelina Dehm 1950
G. †Plesiomeles Viret and Crusafont Pairo 1955
+
†Plesiomeles cajali Viret and Crusafont-Pairo 1955
G. †Prepoecilogale Petter 1985
G. †Presictis
G. †Promellivora Pilgrim 1932
G. †Pyctis Babbitt 1999
+
†Pyctis inamatus Babbitt 1999
G. †Sabadellictis Petter 1963
G. †Sinictis Zdansky 1924
G. †Sivalictis Pilgrim 1932
G. †Skopelogale Baskin 2020
+
†Skopelogale melitodes Baskin 2020
Subfm. Taxidiinae Pocock 1920 [badger]
+
G. †Chamitataxus Owen 2006
+
†Chamitataxus avitus Owen 2006
G. †Pliotaxidea Hall 1944 [badger]
+
†Pliotaxidea garberi Wagner 1976
†Pliotaxidea nevadensis Butterworth 1916
G. Taxidea Waterhouse 1839 [badger]
+
†Taxidea mexicana Drescher 1939
Taxidea taxus Schreber 1778 [American badger]
+
Invalid names: Taxidea americana Gray 1865 [synonym], Taxidea robusta Hay 1921 [synonym], Taxidea sulcata Cope 1877 [synonym]
G. †Torolutra Petter 1991
+
†Torolutra ougandensis Petter et al. 1991
G. †Trochotherium Fraas 1870
G. †Watay McLaughlin et al. 2016 [weasel]
+
†Watay tabutsigwii McLaughlin et al. 2016 [weasel]
G. †Xenictis Kretzoi 1938
Invalid names: Lutrina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Martinae Wagner 1841 [empty], Mephitina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Mustellinae Fischer 1817 [empty], Potamotheriinae [empty], Viverrina Gray 1825 [empty]
G. †Peignictis de Bonis et al. 2019
+
†Peignictis pseudamphictis de Bonis et al. 2019
Fm. Procyonidae Gray 1825 [procyonid carnivore]
+
G. †Angustictis Wolson 1993
+
†Angustictis mayri Dehm 1950
G. †Broiliana Dehm 1950
+
†Broiliana dehmi Beaumont and Mein 1973
†Broiliana nobilis Dehm 1950
G. †Pachynasua Ameghino 1904
+
†Pachynasua clausa Ameghino 1904
†Pachynasua robusta Rovereto 1914
G. †Parahyaenodon Ameghino 1904
+
†Parahyaenodon argentinus Ameghino 1904
Subfm. Procyoninae Gray 1825
+
Tr. Potosini Trouessart 1904
+
G. †Bassaricyonoides Baskin and Morea 2003
G. †Parapotos Baskin 2003
G. Potos Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795
Tr. Procyonini Gray 1825
+
G. †Amphinasua Mercerat 1895
G. †Arctonasua Baskin 1982
G. Bassaricyon Allen 1876 [olingo]
G. Bassariscus Coues 1887 [ringtail]
+
Invalid names: Bassaris [replaced]
G. †Brachynasua Ameghino and Kraglievich 1925
G. †Chapalmalania Ameghino 1908
G. †Cyonasua Ameghino 1885
G. †Edaphocyon Wilson 1960
G. Nasua Storr 1780 [coati]
G. Nasuella Hollister 2000
G. †Paranasua Baskin 1982
G. †Probassariscus Merriam 1911
+
Invalid names: Rhapsodus Linares 1981 [synonym]
G. Procyon Storr 1780 [raccoon]
+
Invalid names: Lotor Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795 [synonym]
G. †Protoprocyon Linares 1981
+
Invalid names: Lichnocyon Baskin 1982 [synonym]
G. †Sivanasua Pilgrim 1931
+
†Sivanasua viverroides Schlosser 1916
Invalid names: Ailuravus Schlosser 1916 [replaced]
G. †Stromeriella Dehm 1950
+
†Stromeriella depressa Morlo 1996
G. †Tetraprothomo Ameghino 1908
+
†Tetraprothomo argentinus Ameghino 1908
Invalid names: Cercoleptidae Bonaparte 1850 [synonym], Melina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Myxophagus Cope 1869 [nomen dubium], Procyonina Gray 1825 [empty]
G. †Pseudobassaris Pohle 1917
+
†Pseudobassaris riggsi Pohle 1917
Invalid names: Oligobunidae [empty], Procyonoidea Bonaparte 1850 [empty]
Superfm. Musteloidea Fischer de Waldheim 1817
+
G. †Proputorius Filhol 1890
+
†Proputorius sansaniensis Filhol 1891
Invalid names: Semantoridae Orlov 1932 [empty]
G. †Nothocyon Wortman and Matthew 1899
+
Subg. †Nothocyon (Galecynus) Owen 1847
Unr. †Panpinnipedia Wolsan et al. 2020
+
Unr. Pinnipedimorpha Berta et al. 1989 [pinniped]
+
G. †Enaliarctos Mitchell and Tedford 1973
+
†Enaliarctos barnesi Berta 1991
†Enaliarctos emlongi Berta 1991
†Enaliarctos mealsi Mitchell and Tedford 1973
†Enaliarctos mitchelli Barnes 1979
†Enaliarctos tedfordi Berta 1991
G. †Kolponomos Stirton 1960
+
†Kolponomos clallamensis Stirton 1960
†Kolponomos newportensis Tedford et al. 1994
G. †Pacificotaria Barnes 1992
+
†Pacificotaria hadromma Barnes 1992
G. †Pinnarctidion Barnes 1979
+
†Pinnarctidion bishopi Barnes 1979
†Pinnarctidion iverseni Everett et al. 2023
†Pinnarctidion rayi Berta 1994
Unr. Pinnipedia Illiger 1811 [pinniped]
+
Fm. †Desmatophocidae Hay 1930
+
Subfm. †Allodesminae Kellogg 1931
G. †Desmatophoca Condon 1906
G. †Eodesmus Tate-Jones et al. 2020
Invalid names: Desmatophocinae Mitchell 1966 [empty]
Fm. Odobenidae Allen 1880 [walrus]
+
G. †Archaeodobenus Tanaka and Kohno 2015
G. †Imagotaria Mitchell 1968
G. †Kamtschatarctos Dubrovo 1981
G. †Nanodobenus Velez and Salinas-Márquez 2018
Unr. †Neodobenia Magallanes et al. 2018
G. †Neotherium Kellogg 1931
Subfm. Odobeninae Allen 1880
G. †Osodobenus Biewer et al. 2020
G. †Pelagiarctos Barnes 1988
G. †Pontolis True 1905
+
Invalid names: Pontoleon True 1907 [synonym]
G. †Proneotherium Kohno et al. 1995
G. †Prototaria Takeyama and Ozawa 1984
G. †Pseudotaria Kohno 2006
G. †Titanotaria Magallanes et al. 2018
Invalid names: Rosmaridae Gill 1866 [synonym]
Superfm. Otarioidea Gray 1825
+
Subfm. †Imagotariinae Mitchell 1968
+
Invalid names: Kamtschararctinae Dubrovo 1981 [synonym], Kamtschatarctinae Dubrovo 1981 [synonym]
Fm. Otariidae Gray 1825 [eared seal]
G. †Palaeotaria Leriche 1910
+
†Palaeotaria henriettae Leriche 1910
Fm. Phocidae Gray 1821 [seal]
+
Subfm. †Devinophocinae Koretsky and Holec 2002
G. †Messiphoca Muizon 1981
Subfm. Monachinae Trouessart 1897
Subfm. Phocinae Gray 1821 [seal]
G. †Properiptychus Ameghino 1897
Invalid names: Auroraphoca Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Auroraphoca atlantica Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Batavipusa Koretsky and Peters 2008 [nomen dubium], Batavipusa neerlandica Koretsky and Peters 2008 [nomen dubium], Callophoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Callophoca obscura Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Cryptophoca Koretsky and Ray 1994 [nomen dubium], Cryptophoca maeotica Nordmann 1860 [nomen dubium], Cystophorinae Gray 1866 [empty], Frisiphoca Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Frisiphoca aberratum Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen dubium], Frisiphoca affine Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen dubium], Gryphoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Gryphoca nordica Koretsky et al. 2014 [nomen dubium], Gryphoca similis Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Halichoerina Gray 1871 [empty], Leptophoca amphiatlantica Koretsky et al. 2012 [nomen dubium], Manatus maeoticus Eichwald 1850 [invalid subgroup], Mesotaria Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Mesotaria ambigua Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Miophoca Zapfe 1937 [nomen dubium], Miophoca vetusta Zapfe 1937 [nomen dubium], Monachina Gray 1871 [empty], Monachopsis Kretzoi 1941 [nomen dubium], Monachopsis pontica Eichwald 1850 [nomen dubium], Monotherium delognii Vanden Broeck 1874 [nomen dubium], Ogmorhininae Turner 1888 [empty], Pachyphoca Koretsky and Rahmat 2013 [nomen dubium], Pachyphoca chapskii Koretsky and Rahmat 2013 [nomen dubium], Pachyphoca ukrainica Koretsky and Rahmat 2013 [nomen dubium], Pachyphoca volkodavi Tarasenko 2022 [nomen dubium], Paleophoca nystii Van Beneden 1859 [nomen dubium], Palmidophoca Ginsburg and Janvier 1975 [nomen dubium], Palmidophoca callirhoe Ginsburg and Janvier 1975 [nomen dubium], Phoca ambigua Staring 1860 [invalid subgroup], Phoca bessarabica Simonescu 1925 [nomen dubium], Phoca moori Newton 1890 [nomen dubium], Phoca novorossica Alekseev 1924 [invalid subgroup], Phoca sarmatica Alekseev 1924 [nomen dubium], Phocanella Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Phocanella pumila Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Platyphoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Platyphoca danica Koretsky et al. 2014 [nomen dubium], Platyphoca vulgaris Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Pontophoca jutlandica Koretsky et al. 2014 [nomen dubium], Praepusa boeska Koretsky et al. 2015 [nomen dubium], Praepusa magyaricus Koretsky 2003 [nomen dubium], Praepusa vindobonensis Toula 1897 [nomen dubium], Pristiphoca Gervais 1853 [nomen dubium], Pristiphoca occitana Gervais and de Serres 1847 [nomen nudum], Prophoca Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Prophoca rousseaui Van Beneden 1876 [nomen dubium], Sarmatonectes Koretsky 2001 [nomen dubium], Sarmatonectes sintsovi Koretsky 2001 [nomen dubium], Seronectes Hafed et al. 2024 [nomen dubium], Seronectes meherrinensis Hafed et al. 2024 [nomen dubium], Stenorhynchina Gray 1825 [empty], Terranectes Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Terranectes magnus Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Terranectes parvus Rahmat et al. 2017 [nomen dubium], Virginiaphoca Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium], Virginiaphoca magurai Dewaele et al. 2018 [nomen dubium]
Superfm. Phocoidea Smirnov 1908
+
Invalid names: Amphibiae Gray 1821 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cystophoridae Gray 1866 [empty], Panotariidae Velez-Juarbe 2017 [empty], Squalodon modesta Leidy 1869 [nomen dubium]
G. †Pteronarctos Barnes 1989
+
†Pteronarctos goedertae Barnes 1989
+
Invalid names: Pteronarctos piersoni Barnes 1990 [synonym]
G. †Semantor Orlov 1932
+
†Semantor macrurus Orlov 1932
Invalid names: Enaliarctidae Tedford 1976 [empty], Phocomorpha [empty], Pinnipediformes Berta 1994 [empty]
G. †Potamotherium Geoffroy 1833
+
†Potamotherium miocenicum Peters 1868
†Potamotherium vallentoni Geoffroy-Saint-Hillaire 1833
G. †Puijila Rybczynski et al. 2009
+
†Puijila darwini Rybczynski et al. 2009
Unr. Ursida Tedford 1976
+
Superfm. Ursoidea Fischer de Waldheim 1817
+
Fm. †Subparictidae Clark and Guensburg 1972
+
G. †Subparictis Wang and Tedford 1992
+
†Subparictis dakotensis Clark 1936
Fm. Ursidae Gray 1825 [bear]
+
+
G. †Agriarctos Kretzoi 1942
G. †Ailurarctos Qiu and Qi 1989
G. Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards 1870 [giant panda]
+
Invalid names: Aelureidopus Woodward 1915 [synonym], Ailuropus Milne-Edwards 1871 [objective synonym], Pandarctos Gervais 1870 [objective synonym]
Tr. †Indarctini Abella et al. 2012
G. †Kretzoiarctos Abella et al. 2012
Subfm. †Amphicynodontinae Simpson 1945
+
G. †Amphicynodon Filhol 1881
+
Invalid names: Cynodon Aymard 1848 [synonym]
G. †Drassonax Galbreath 1953
G. †Pachycynodon Schlosser 1887
+
Invalid names: Paracynodon Schlosser 1899 [synonym]
G. †Parictis Scott 1893
+
Invalid names: Campylocynodon Chaffee 1954 [synonym], Parietis Scott 1893 [objective synonym]
G. †Proplesictis Filhol 1881
G. †Wangictis de Bonis et al. 2019
G. †Eoarctos Wang et al. 2023
+
†Eoarctos vorax Wang et al. 2023
G. †Harpaleocyon Hürzeler 1944
Subfm. †Hemicyoninae Frick 1926
+
Tr. †Cephalogalini de Bonis 2013
G. †Dinocyon Jourdan 1861
G. †Hemicyon Lartet 1851
G. †Phoberocyon Ginsburg 1955
G. †Plithocyon Ginsburg 1955
G. †Zaragocyon Ginsburg and Morales 1995
G. †Metarctos Gaudry 1860
G. †Proarctotherium Ameghino 1904
+
†Proarctotherium vetustum Ameghino 1885
Subfm. Ursinae Swainson 1835
+
Tr. †Arctotheriini Jiangzuo and Flynn 2020
G. †Aurorarctos Jiangzuo and Flynn 2020
G. †Ballusia Ginsburg and Morales 1998
G. Melursus Meyer 1793
G. †Protarctos Kretzoi 1945
Tr. †Ursavini
Tr. Ursini
Invalid names: Tremarctini [empty]
G. †Ursulus Kretzoi 1954
Invalid names: Agriotheriinae [empty], Myadina Gray 1825 [empty], Phoberocyoninae Ginsburg and Morales 1995 [empty], Taxina Gray 1825 [empty], Tremarctinae Merriam and Stock 1925 [empty]
Invalid names: Arctomorpha Wolson 1993 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available