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Feliformia

Mammalia - Carnivora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Feliformia Kretzoi
1976Feliformia Tedford p. 372
1982Feliformia Flynn and Galiano p. 16
1991Feliformia Bryant p. 60
1996Feliformia Morlo p. 205
2005Feliformia Wilson and Reeder
2006Feliformia Polly et al. p. 1023
2007Feliformia Morlo et al. p. 151
2010Feliformia Salesa et al.
2011Feliformia Tomiya p. 16
2013Feliformia Antón et al. p. 1206
2019Feliformia de Bonis et al.

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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
suborderEupelycosauria
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivoraBowditch 1821
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945

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.

Subor. Feliformia Kretzoi 1945
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Infraor. Aeluroida Flynn and Galiano 1982
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G. †Ictidopappus Simpson 1935
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†Ictidopappus mustelinus Simpson 1935
Invalid names: Viverravoidea Wortman and Matthew 1899 [empty]
Unr. Aeluroidea Flower 1869
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G. †Anictis Kretzoi 1945
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†Anictis simplicidens Schlosser 1890
G. †Haplogale
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†Haplogale media Filhol 1882
G. †Herpestides de Beaumont 1967
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†Herpestides aegypticus Morlo et al. 2007
†Herpestides aequatorialis Schmidt-Kittler 1987
†Herpestides antiquus de Blainville 1842
†Herpestides compactus Morlo 1996
G. Nandinia Gray 1843 [African palm civet]
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Nandinia binotata Gray 1832 [African palm civet]
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Invalid names: Paradoxurus hamiltonii Gray 1852 [synonym]
G. †Palaeoprionodon Filhol 1880
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G. †Shandgolictis Hunt, Jr. 1998
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†Shandgolictis constans Matthew and Granger 1924
G. †Stenoplesictis Filhol 1880
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†Stenoplesictis cayluxi Filhol 1880
†Stenoplesictis crocheti Peigné and de Bonis 1999
†Stenoplesictis elegans Matthew and Granger 1924
†Stenoplesictis minor Filhol 1882
†Stenoplesictis muhoronii Schmidt-Kittler 1987
Infraor. Viverroidea Gray 1821
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Fm. Eupleridae Chenu 1850
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G. Cryptoprocta Bennett 1833 [fossa]
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Cryptoprocta ferox Bennett 1833 [fossa]
G. Eupleres Doyère 1835
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Eupleres goudotii Doyère 1835 [falanouc]
G. Fossa Gray 1864 [Malagasy civet]
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Fossa fossana Muller 1776 [Malagasy civet]
Subfm. Galidiinae Gray 1864
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G. Galidia Geoffroy 1837
G. Galidictis Geoffroy 1839
G. Mungotictis Pocock 1915
G. Salanoia Gray 1865
Fm. †Herpestidae Bonaparte 1845 [mongoose]
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G. Bdeogale Peters 1850
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Bdeogale crassicauda Peters 1852 [bushy-tailed mongoose]
Bdeogale nigripes Pucheran 1855 [black-footed mongoose]
G. Crossarchus Cuvier 1825 [dwarf mongoose]
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Crossarchus alexandri Thomas and Wroughton 1907 [Alexander's Kusimanse]
Crossarchus ansorgei Thomas 1910 [Angolan kusimanse]
Crossarchus obscurus Cuvier 1825 [common kusimanse]
Crossarchus platycephalus Goldman 1984 [Flat-headed kusimanse]
Crossarchus zebra Rüppell 1835
G. Cynictis Ogilby 1833 [yellow mongoose]
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Cynictis penicillata Cuvier 1829 [yellow mongoose]
G. Dologale Thomas 1920
G. Galerella Gray 1864 [slender mongoose]
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Galerella nigrata Thomas 1928 [Black mongoose]
Galerella ochracea Gray 1849 [Somalian slender mongoose]
Galerella pulverulenta Wagner 1839 [Cape grey mongoose]
G. Helogale Gray 1861 [dwarf mongoose]
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Helogale hirtula Thomas 1904 [Ethiopian dwarf mongoose]
Helogale parvula Sundevall 1847 [common dwarf mongoose]
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Invalid names: Herpestes undulatus Peters 1852 [synonym]
G. Herpestes Illliger 1811
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†Herpestes abdelalii Geraads 1997
Herpestes brachyurus Gray 1837 [Short-tailed mongoose]
Herpestes edwardsii Geoffroy 1881 [Indian gray mongoose]
Herpestes fuscus Waterhouse 1838 [brown mongoose]
Herpestes gracilis Rüppell 1835
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Invalid names: Herpestes thysanurus Wagner 1839 [synonym]
Herpestes ichneumon Linnaeus 1758 [Egyptian mongoose]
Herpestes javanicus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1818 [Javan mongoose]
Herpestes naso de Winton 1901 [long-nosed mongoose]
Herpestes sanguineus Rüppell 1835 [slender mongoose]
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Invalid names: Mungos dentifer Heller 1913 [synonym]
Herpestes semitorquatus Gray 1846 [collard mongoose]
Herpestes smithii Gray 1837 [ruddy mongoose]
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Invalid names: Herpestes ellioti Blyth 1851 [synonym], Herpestes rubiginosus Kelaart 1852 [synonym], Herpestes torquatus Jerdon 1867 [synonym]
Herpestes urva Hodgson 1836 [crab-eating mongoose]
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Invalid names: Urva hanensis Matschie 1908 [synonym]
Herpestes vitticollis Bennett 1835 [stripe necked mongoose]
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Invalid names: Crossarchus rubiginosus Wagner 1841 [synonym]
Invalid names: Calictis Gray 1864 [synonym], Calogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Onychogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Taeniogale Gray 1864 [synonym], Urva Hodgson 1837 [synonym]
Subfm. Herpestinae Bonaparte 1845
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G. Atilax Cuvier 1826 [marsh mongoose]
G. Ichneumia Geoffroy 1837
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Ichneumia albicauda Cuvier 1829 [white-tailed mongoose]
†Ichneumia nims Geraads 1997
Invalid names: Herpestes Cuvier 1829 [replaced]
G. †Legetetia Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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†Legetetia nandii Schmidt-Kittler 1987
G. Liberiictis Hayman 1958
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Liberiictis kuhni Hayman 1958 [Liberian mongoose]
G. Mungos Geoffroy Saint Hilaire and Cuvier 1795
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Mungos gambianus Ogilby 1835 [Gambian mongoose]
Mungos mungo Gmelin 1788 [banded mongoose]
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Invalid names: Crossarchus fasciatus Desmarest 1823 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ariela Gray 1864 [synonym]
G. †Paracynictis Pocock 1916
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†Paracynictis selousi de Winton 1896
G. Rhynchogale Thomas 1894
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Rhynchogale melleri Gray 1864 [Meller's mongoose]
Invalid names: Rhinogale Gray 1865 [replaced]
G. Suricata Desmarest 1804 [meerkat]
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Suricata suricatta Schreber 1776 [meerkat]
Invalid names: Ryzaena Illiger 1811 [synonym]
G. †Ugandictis Morales et al. 2007
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†Ugandictis napakensis Morales et al. 2007
G. Xenogale Allen 1919
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Xenogale microdon Allen 1919
Fm. Hyaenidae Gray 1821 [hyaena]
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G. †Adcrocuta Kretzoi 1938
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†Adcrocuta eximia Roth and Wagner 1854
Invalid names: Hyena [replaced]
G. †Allohyaena Kretzoi 1938
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†Allohyaena kadici Kretzoi 1938
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Invalid names: Xenohyaena csakvarensis Kretzoi 1938 [synonym]
Invalid names: Xenohyaena Kretzoi 1938 [synonym]
G. †Belbus Werdelin and Solunias 1991
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†Belbus beaumonti Qiu 1987
G. †Chasmaporthetes Hay 1921
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†Chasmaporthetes borissiaki Khomenko 1932
†Chasmaporthetes exitelus Kurten and Werdelin 1988
†Chasmaporthetes lunensis Del Campana 1914
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Invalid names: Ailuraena johnstoni Stirton and Christian 1940 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ailuraena Stirton and Christian 1940 [synonym]
G. Crocuta Erxleben 1777 [spotted hyaena]
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Crocuta crocuta Erxleben 1777 [spotted hyaena]
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Invalid names: Crocotta kibotonensis Lönnberg 1908 [synonym], Crocotta panganensis Lönnberg 1908 [synonym], Crocuta crocuta fisi Heller 1914 [synonym], Crocuta crocuta fortis Allen 1924 [synonym], Crocuta nyassae Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta nzoyae Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta rufopicta Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Crocuta thomasi Cabrera 1911 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) gariepensis Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) germinans Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) leontiewi Satunin 1905 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) noltei Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) thierryi Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) togoensis Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena (Crocotta) wismanni Matschie 1900 [synonym], Hyaena capensis Desmarest 1820 [synonym], Hyaena cuvieri Boitard 1842 [synonym], Hyaena maculata Odmann 1820 [synonym], Hyaena rufa Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
†Crocuta dbaa Geraads 1997
†Crocuta dietrichi Petter and Howell 1989
†Crocuta macrodonta Liu et al. 1978
†Crocuta sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1867
G. †Euryboas Schaub 1941
G. Hyaena Brisson 1762
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†Hyaena donnezani Viret 1954
†Hyaena gigantea Holl 1829
†Hyaena hipparionum Gervais 1846
Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus 1758 [striped hyaena]
†Hyaena makapani Toerien 1952
†Hyaena perrieri Croizet and Jobert 1828
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Invalid names: Hyaena arvernensis Croziet and Jobert 1828 [synonym]
†Hyaena prisca De Serres 1828
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Invalid names: Hyaena monspessulana Christol 1828 [synonym]
†Hyaena salonicae Andrews 1918
Invalid names: Euhyaena Falconer 1868 [objective synonym]
G. †Hyaenictis Gaudry 1861
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†Hyaenictis almerai Villalta and Crusafont Pairo 1945
†Hyaenictis graeca Gaudry 1861
†Hyaenictis preforfex Hendey 1974
G. †Hyaenictitherium Kretzoi 1938
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†Hyaenictitherium barbarum Geraads 1997
†Hyaenictitherium minimum de Bonis et al. 2005
†Hyaenictitherium parvum Khomenko 1914
†Hyaenictitherium pilgrimi Werdelin and Solunias 1991
†Hyaenictitherium wongi Koufos 2000
G. †Hyaenotherium Semenov 1989
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†Hyaenotherium wongii Zdansky 1924
Subfm. †Ictitheriinae Dietrich 1927
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G. †Protictitherium Kretzoi 1938
G. †Ictitherium Wagner 1848
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†Ictitherium ibericum Meladze 1967
†Ictitherium kurteni Werdelin 1988
†Ictitherium pannonicum Kretzoi 1952
†Ictitherium sivalense Lydekker 1877
†Ictitherium tauricum Borissiak 1915
G. †Ikelohyaena Werdelin and Solunias 1991
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†Ikelohyaena abronia Hendey 1974
G. †Leecyaena Young and Liu 1948
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†Leecyaena bosei Matthew 1929
†Leecyaena lycyaenoides Young and Liu 1948
G. †Lepthyaena Lydekker 1884
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†Lepthyaena sivalensis Lydekker 1877
G. †Lycaena Hensel 1863
G. †Lycyaena Hensel 1863
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†Lycyaena chaeretis Gaudry 1861
†Lycyaena crusafonti Kurten 1976
†Lycyaena dubia Zdansky 1924
†Lycyaena macrostoma Lydekker 1884
G. †Lycyaenops Kretzoi 1938
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†Lycyaenops rhomboideae Kretzoi 1938
†Lycyaenops silberbergi Broom 1946
G. †Mesoviverrops de Beaumont and Mein 1972
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†Mesoviverrops gaudryi De Beaumont and Mein 1972
G. †Miohyaenotherium Semenov 1989
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G. Pachycrocuta Kretzoi 1938 [brown hyaena]
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†Pachycrocuta bellax Ewer 1954
†Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850
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Invalid names: Hyaena robusta Weithofer 1889 [synonym], Hyaena sinensis Owen 1870 [synonym]
G. †Palinhyaena Qiu et al. 1979
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†Palinhyaena reperta Qiu et al. 1979
G. Parahyaena Hendey 1974
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Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 [brown hyaena]
G. †Pliocrocuta Kretzoi 1938
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†Pliocrocuta perrieri Kretzoi 1938
G. †Plioviverrops Kretzoi 1938
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†Plioviverrops orbignyi Gaudry and Lartet 1856
G. Proteles Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
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Proteles cristatus Sparrman 1783 [aardwolf]
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Invalid names: Proteles lalandii Geoffroy 1824 [synonym], Proteles typicus Smith 1834 [synonym], Viverra hyenoides Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
†Proteles transvaalensis Hendey 1974
Invalid names: Geocyon Wagler 1830 [synonym]
G. †Protoviverrops de Beaumont and Mein 1972
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†Protoviverrops gervaisi de Beaumont and Mein 1972
†Protoviverrops intermedium Schmidt-Kittler 1976
G. †Thalassictis Nordmann 1850
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†Thalassictis certa Forsyth Major 1903
†Thalassictis montadai Villalta and Crusafont Pairo 1943
†Thalassictis proava Pilgrim 1932
†Thalassictis robusta Gervais 1850
†Thalassictis sarmatica Pavlow 1908
†Thalassictis spelaea Semenov 1988
†Thalassictis wongii Zdansky 1924
Invalid names: Miohyaena Kretzoi 1938 [synonym], Palhyaena Gervais 1859 [synonym]
G. †Tongxinictis Werdelin and Solunias 1991
G. †Tungurictis Colbert 1939
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†Tungurictis spocki Colbert 1939
Invalid names: Hyaeninae Mivart 1882 [empty], Protelidae Flower 1869 [synonym]
Fm. Viverridae Gray 1821 [civet]
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G. †Africanictis Morales et al. 1998
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†Africanictis hyaenoides Morales et al. 2003
†Africanictis meini Morales et al. 1998
†Africanictis schmidtkittleri Morales et al. 1998
G. †Euboictis Fejfar and Schmidt-Kittler 1984
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†Euboictis aliverensis Schmidt-Kittler 1983
Subfm. Galidictinae Mivart 1882
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G. Hemigalidia Mivart 1882
Subfm. Genettinae Gray 1864
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G. Genetta Cuvier 1816
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Invalid names: Osbornictis Allen 1919 [synonym], Paragenetta Kuhn 1960 [synonym], Pseudogenetta Dekeyser 1949 [synonym]
G. Poiana Gray 1864 [African linsang]
Subfm. Hemigalinae Gray 1864
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G. Chrotogale Thomas 1912 [Owston's palm civet]
G. Cynogale Gray 1836
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Invalid names: Lamictis Blainville 1837 [synonym], Potamophilus Müller 1838 [synonym]
G. Diplogale Thomas 1912
G. Hemigalus Jourdan 1837 [banded palm civet]
G. †Kanuites Dehghani and Werdelin 2008
G. †Ketketictis Morlo et al. 2007
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†Ketketictis solida Morlo et al. 2007
G. †Leptoplesictis Forsyth-Major 1903
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†Leptoplesictis namibiensis Morales et al. 2008
†Leptoplesictis senutae Morales et al. 2008
Subfm. †Lophocyoninae Fejfar and Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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G. †Izmirictis Morales et al. 2019
G. †Lophocyon Fejfar et al. 1987
G. †Mioprionodon Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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†Mioprionodon hodopeus Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
Subfm. Paradoxurinae Gray 1864
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G. Arctictis Temminck 1824
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Invalid names: Ictides Cuvier and Geoffroy 1824 [synonym]
Tr. †Kichechini Morales and Pickford 2011
G. Macrogalidia Schwarz 1910 [Celebes palm civet]
G. Paguma Gray 1831 [masked palm civet]
Tr. Paradoxurini Gray 1864
G. Paradoxurus Cuvier 1821
Tr. †Pseudocivettini Morales and Pickford 2011
G. †Progenetta Deperet 1892
G. †Sahelictis Peigné 2008
G. †Vishnuictis Pilgrim 1932
Subfm. Viverrinae Gray 1821
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G. Civettictis Pocock 1915 [African civet]
G. †Orangictis Morales et al. 2001
G. †Semigenetta Helbing 1927
G. Viverra Linnaeus 1758
G. Viverricula Hodgson 1838 [small Indian civet]
Invalid names: Arctogalidiinae Pocock 1933 [empty], Cryptoproctinae Gray 1865 [empty], Cynogalinae Gray 1864 [empty], Herpestina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Hyaenina Gray 1825 [empty], Prionodontinae Gray 1864 [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Stenoplesictinae Schlosser 1923 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Alagtsavbaatar Egi et al. 2016
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†Alagtsavbaatar indigenus Dashzeveg 1996
G. †Asiavorator Spassov and Lange-Badré 1995
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†Asiavorator gracilis Matthew and Granger 1924
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Invalid names: Asiavorator altidens Spassov and Lange-Badré 1995 [synonym], Stenoplesictis simplex Dashzeveg 1996 [synonym]
Superfm. Feloidea Hay 1930
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Fm. Felidae Gray 1821 [cat]
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G. †Aeluropsis Lydekker 1884
G. Catolynx Severtzov 1858
G. Cynaelurus Gloger 1841
G. †Diamantofelis Morales et al. 1998
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†Diamantofelis ferox Morales et al. 1998
†Diamantofelis minor Morales et al. 1998
G. †Drepanodon Nesti 1826
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Invalid names: Machaerodus Kaup 1833 [synonym]
G. †Epimachairodus Kretzoi 1929
Subfm. Felinae Trouessart 1885
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G. Acinonyx Brookes 1828 [cheetah]
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†Acinonyx aicha Geraads 1997
Acinonyx jubatus Schreber 1775 [cheetah]
†Acinonyx pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
G. Caracal Gray 1843
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Caracal aurata Temminck 1827 [African golden cat]
Caracal caracal Schreber 1776 [caracal]
Caracal serval Schreber 1776 [serval]
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Invalid names: Felis capensis Forster 1765 [synonym], Felis senegalensis Lesson 1839 [synonym]
G. Catopuma Severtzov 1858
G. Felis Linnaeus 1758 [cat]
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†Felis antediluviana Kaup 1833
Felis arundivaza Hollister 1911
Felis bieti Milne-Edwards 1892 [Chinese mountain cat]
Felis borealis Thunberg 1798
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Invalid names: Felis isabellina Blyth 1847 [synonym], Felis maculata Horsfield and Vigors 1829 [synonym]
Felis catus Linnaeus 1758 [cat]
Felis chaus Schreber 1777 [jungle cat]
Felis domesticus Erxleben 1777 [domestic cat]
†Felis gombaszoegensis Kretzoi 1938
Felis improcera Phillips 1912
†Felis lunensis Martelli 1906
Felis lybica Forster 1780 [African wildcat]
Felis margarita Loche 1858 [sand cat]
†Felis maximus Scott and Osborn 1890
Felis nigripes Burchell 1824 [black-footed cat]
†Felis obscura Hendey 1974
Felis ocreata Gmelin 1791
†Felis pardoides Owen 1846
†Felis platensis Ameghino 1889
†Felis prisca Kaup 1833
†Felis proplatensis Ameghino 1904
†Felis propuma Ameghino 1904
†Felis pumoides Castellanos 1958
†Felis rexroadensis Stephens 1959
Felis silvestris Schreber 1777 [wildcat]
†Felis toscana Schaub 1949
†Felis youngi Pei
G. Herpailurus Severtzov 1858
G. Leopardus Gray 1842
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Leopardus colocolo Molina 1782 [pampas cat]
Leopardus geoffroyi d'Orbigny and Gervais 1844 [geoffroy's cat]
Leopardus guigna Molina 1782 [kodkod]
Leopardus guttulus Hensel 1872
Leopardus jacobita Cornalia 1865 [Andean mountain cat]
Leopardus pardalis Linnaeus 1758 [ocelot]
Leopardus tigrinus Schreber 1775 [oncilla]
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Invalid names: Felis pardinoides Gray 1867 [synonym]
†Leopardus vorohuensis Berta 1983
Leopardus wiedii Schinz 1821 [margay]
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Invalid names: Felis amnicola Gillette 1976 [synonym], Felis elegans Lesson 1830 [synonym], Felis macroura Wied 1826 [synonym]
G. Leptailurus Severtzov 1858
G. †Leptofelis Salesa et al. 2017
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†Leptofelis vallesiensis Salesa et al. 2012
G. Lynx Kerr 1792 [lynx]
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Lynx canadensis Kerr 1792 [Canadian lynx]
†Lynx issiodorensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Lynx longignathus Shotwell 1956
Lynx lynx Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian lynx]
Lynx pardinus Temminck 1827 [Iberian lynx]
†Lynx proterolyncis Savage 1941
Lynx rufus Schreber 1777 [bobcat]
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Invalid names: Felis calcaratus Cope 1899 [synonym], Lynx compressus Brown 1908 [synonym]
Lynx texensis Allen 1895
Invalid names: Felis (Lynx) vulgaris maculatus Kerr 1792 [replaced], Lyncus Gray 1825 [synonym]
G. †Miracinonyx Adams 1979 [American cheetah]
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Invalid names: Felis longicrus Brown 1908 [synonym], Smilodontopsis mooreheadi Hay 1920 [synonym]
†Miracinonyx studeri Savage 1960
†Miracinonyx trumani Orr 1969
G. Neofelis Gray 1867 [clouded leopard]
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Neofelis diardi Cuvier 1823
Neofelis nebulosa Griffith 1821 [clouded leopard]
G. Otocolobus Brandt 1842
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Otocolobus manul Pallas 1776 [Pallas's cat]
G. Panthera Oken 1816
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Subg. Panthera (Jaguarius) Simpson 1941
†Panthera balamoides Stinnesbeck et al. 2018
†Panthera blytheae Tseng et al. 2013
Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758 [lion]
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Invalid names: Felis imperialis Leidy 1873 [synonym]
Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 [jaguar]
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Invalid names: Felis augustus Leidy 1872 [synonym], Felis listai Roth 1899 [synonym], Felis veronis Hay 1919 [synonym]
†Panthera palaeosinensis Qiu et al. 2004
Panthera pardus Linnaeus 1758 [leopard]
Panthera tigris Linnaeus 1758 [tiger]
Panthera uncia Schreber 1775 [snow leopard]
†Panthera zdanskyi Mazak et al. 2011
Invalid names: Leo Brehm 1829 [synonym], Tigris Gray 1843 [synonym]
G. Pardofelis Severtzov 1858
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Pardofelis badia Gray 1874 [bay cat]
Pardofelis marmorata Martin 1837 [marbled cat]
Pardofelis temminckii Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Asian golden cat]
G. †Pratifelis Hibbard 1934
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†Pratifelis martini Hibbard 1934
G. Prionailurus Severtzov 1858
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Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr 1792 [leopard cat]
Prionailurus javanensis Desmarest 1816
Prionailurus planiceps Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [flat-headed cat]
Prionailurus rubiginosus Geoffroy 1831 [rusty-spotted cat]
Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett 1833 [fishing cat]
G. †Pristifelis Salesa et al. 2012
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†Pristifelis attica Wagner 1857
G. Puma Jardine 1834 [cougar]
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Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 [puma]
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Invalid names: Felis aztecus Merriam 1903 [synonym], Felis bangsi Merriam 1901 [synonym], Felis bituminosa Merriam and Stock 1932 [synonym], Felis californica May 1896 [synonym], Felis coryi Bangs 1899 [synonym], Felis couguar Kerr 1792 [synonym], Felis daggetti Merriam 1918 [synonym], Felis hawveri Stock 1918 [synonym], Felis hippolestes Merriam 1897 [synonym], Felis oregonensis Rafinesque 1832 [synonym], Felis puma Molina 1782 [synonym]
†Puma lacustris Gazin 1933
Puma yagouaroundi Geoffroy 1803 [jaguarundi]
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Invalid names: Felis apache Mearns 1901 [synonym], Felis darwini Martin 1837 [synonym], Felis jaguarondi Fischer 1814 [objective synonym], Felis unicolor Trail 1819 [synonym]
G. †Sivapanthera Kretsoi
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†Sivapanthera arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Sivapanthera linxiaensis Qiu et al. 2004
G. †Styriofelis Kretzoi 1929
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†Styriofelis turnauensis Hoernes 1882
Invalid names: Felini Gray 1825 [empty]
G. †Hyperailurictis Kretzoi 1929
G. †Katifelis Adrian et al. 2018
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†Katifelis nightingalei Adrian et al. 2018
Subfm. †Machairodontinae Gill 1872
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G. †Dinofelis Zdansky 1924
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†Dinofelis abeli Zdansky 1924
†Dinofelis aronoki Werdelin and Lewis 2001
†Dinofelis barlowi Broom 1937
†Dinofelis cristata Falconer and Cautley 1836
†Dinofelis darti Toerien 1955
†Dinofelis diastemata Astre 1929
†Dinofelis palaeoonca Meade 1945
†Dinofelis petteri Werdelin and Lewis 2001
†Dinofelis piveteaui Ewer 1955
G. †Hemimachairodus Koeningswald 1974
Tr. †Machairodontini Gill 1872
+
G. †Adeilosmilus Jiangzuo et al. 2022
G. †Amphimachairodus Kretzoi 1929
Subtr. †Homotheriina Jiangzuo et al. 2022
G. †Lokotunjailurus Werdelin 2003
G. †Machairodus Kaup 1833
G. †Miomachairodus Schmidt-Kittler 1976
G. †Taowu Jiangzuo et al. 2022
+
G. †Adelphailurus Hibbard 1934
G. †Metailurus Zdansky 1924
G. †Pontosmilus Kretzoi 1929
G. †Stenailurus Crusafont-Pairo and Aguirre 1972
G. †Therailurus Piveteau 1948
G. †Paramachaerodus Pilgrim 1913
+
†Paramachaerodus transasiaticus Li and Spassov 2017
G. †Promegantereon Kretzoi 1938
+
†Promegantereon ogygia Kaup 1833
Tr. †Smilodontini Kretzoi 1929
+
G. †Megantereon Croizet and Jobert 1828
G. †Rhizosmilodon Wallace and Hulbert 2013
G. †Smilodon Lund 1841 [saber-toothed cat]
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Invalid names: Smilodontidion Kraglievich 1948 [synonym], Smilodontopsis Brown 1908 [synonym], Trucifelis Leidy 1869 [synonym]
G. †Yoshi Spassov and Geraads 2015
+
†Yoshi garevskii Spassov and Geraads 2015
†Yoshi minor Zdansky 1924
G. †Mellivorodon Lydekker 1884
G. †Miopanthera Kretzoi 1938
+
†Miopanthera lorteti Gaillard 1899
†Miopanthera pamiri Ozansoy 1965
G. †Namafelis Morales et al. 2003
G. Plethaelurus Cope 1882
G. †Proailurus Filhol 1879
+
†Proailurus lemanensis Filhol 1879
G. †Profelis Severtzov 1858
G. †Propontosmilus Kretzoi 1929
G. †Pseudaelurus Leidy 1858
+
†Pseudaelurus aeluroides Macdonald 1954
†Pseudaelurus africanus Andrews 1914
†Pseudaelurus cuspidatus Wang et al. 1998
†Pseudaelurus edwardsi Filhol 1872
†Pseudaelurus guangheensis Cao et al. 1990
†Pseudaelurus marshi Thorpe 1922
†Pseudaelurus quadridentatus de Blainville 1843
†Pseudaelurus romieviensis Roman and Viret 1934
†Pseudaelurus skinneri Rothwell 2003
†Pseudaelurus stouti Schultz and Martin 1972
†Pseudaelurus validus Rothwell 2001
G. †Sivaelurus Pilgrim 1913
G. †Sivafelis Pilgrim 1932
G. †Sivasmilus Kretzoi 1929
G. Uncia Schreber 1775
G. †Vinayakia Pilgrim 1932
G. †Viretailurus Hemmer 1965
G. †Vishnufelis Pilgrim 1932
Invalid names: Pantherinae Pocock 1917 [empty]
Fm. Prionodontidae Horsfield 1824 [asiatic linsang]
+
G. Prionodon Horsfield 1822 [banded linsang]
+
Prionodon gracilis Horsfield 1824
Prionodon linsang Hardwicke 1821 [banded linsang]
+
Invalid names: Prionodon maculosus Blanford 1878 [synonym]
Prionodon pardicolor Hodgson 1842 [spotted linsang]
Invalid names: Linsang Müller 1839 [synonym], Linsanga Lydekker 1896 [synonym], Pardictis Thomas 1925 [synonym]
G. †Stenogale Schlosser 1888
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†Stenogale bransatensis de Bonis et al. 1999
†Stenogale gracilis Filhol 1877
†Stenogale intermedia Filhol 1877
G. †Viretictis de Bonis et al. 1999
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†Viretictis gaillardi Viret 1929
†Viretictis julieni Filhol 1879
Fm. †Nimravidae Cope 1880 [false sabre-tooth]
+
G. †Aelurogale Filhol 1872
G. †Archaelurus Cope 1879
+
†Archaelurus debilis Cope 1879
Subfm. †Barbourofelinae Schultz et al. 1970
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Tr. †Afrosmilini Morales et al. 2001
+
G. †Afrosmilus Kretzoi 1929
+
†Afrosmilus africanus Andrews 1914
†Afrosmilus hispanicus Morales et al. 2001
†Afrosmilus turkanae Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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†Albanosmilus jourdani Filhol 1883
G. †Barbourofelis Schultz et al. 1970
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†Barbourofelis fricki Schultz et al. 1970
†Barbourofelis loveorum Baskin 1981
†Barbourofelis morrisi Schultz et al. 1970
†Barbourofelis piveteaui Ozansoy 1965
†Barbourofelis vallesiensis de Beaumont and Crusafont-Pairo 1982
†Barbourofelis whitfordi Barbour and Cook 1915
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Invalid names: Ischyrosmilus osborni Merriam 1919 [synonym]
G. †Ginsburgsmilus Morales et al. 2001
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†Ginsburgsmilus napakensis Morales et al. 2001
G. †Oriensmilus Wang et al. 2020
+
†Oriensmilus liupanensis Wang et al. 2020
G. †Prosansanosmilus Heizmann et al. 1980
+
†Prosansanosmilus eggeri Morlo et al. 2004
†Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. 1980
G. †Sansanosmilus Kretzoi 1929
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†Sansanosmilus jourdani Filhol 1883
†Sansanosmilus palmidens Blainville 1841
G. †Syrtosmilus Ginsburg 1978
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†Syrtosmilus syrtensis Ginsburg 1978
G. †Vampyrictis Kurten 1976
G. †Maofelis Averianov et al. 2016
+
†Maofelis cantonensis Averianov et al. 2016
Subfm. †Nimravinae Trouessart 1885
+
G. †Dinailurictis Helbing 1922
+
†Dinailurictis bonali Helbing 1922
+
Invalid names: Ailurictis helbingi Kretzoi 1929 [synonym]
G. †Dinictis Leidy 1854
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†Dinictis cyclops Cope 1879
†Dinictis felina Leidy 1854
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Invalid names: Dinictis bombifrons Adams 1895 [synonym], Dinictis fortis Adams 1895 [synonym], Dinictis paucidens Riggs 1896 [synonym]
†Dinictis squalidens Cope 1873
Invalid names: Daptophilus Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Eofelis Kretzoi 1938
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†Eofelis edwardsii Filhol 1872
†Eofelis giganteus Peigné 2000
Tr. †Hoplophoneini Kretzoi 1929
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G. †Eusmilus Gervais 1876
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†Eusmilus adelos Barrett 2021
†Eusmilus bidentatus Filhol 1872
†Eusmilus sicarius Sinclair and Jepsen 1927
†Eusmilus villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet 2001
Invalid names: Ekgmoiteptecela Macdonald 1963 [synonym]
G. †Hoplophoneus Cope 1874
+
+
Invalid names: Ekgmoiteptecela olsontau Macdonald 1963 [synonym], Hoplophoneus belli Stock 1933 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus crassidens Cragin 1892
†Hoplophoneus dakotensis Hatcher 1895
†Hoplophoneus insolens Adams 1896
+
Invalid names: Dinotomius atrox Williston 1895 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus oharrai Jepsen 1926
†Hoplophoneus primaevus Leidy and Owen 1851
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Invalid names: Hoplophoneus latidens Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus marshi Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus mentalis Sinclair 1921 [synonym], Hoplophoneus molossus Thorpe 1920 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus robustus Adams 1896
Invalid names: Dinotomius Williston 1895 [synonym]
G. †Nanosmilus Martin 1992
+
†Nanosmilus kurteni Martin 1992
G. †Pogonodon Cope 1880
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†Pogonodon cismontanus Thorpe 1920
†Pogonodon davisi Merriam 1906
+
Invalid names: Pogonodon eileenae Macdonald 1970 [synonym], Pogonodon serrulidens Eaton 1922 [synonym]
†Pogonodon platycopis Cope 1879
G. †Quercylurus Ginsburg 1979
+
†Quercylurus major Ginsburg 1979
Invalid names: Hoplophoneinae [synonym]
Tr. †Nimravini Cope 1880
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G. †Dinaelurus Eaton 1922
+
†Dinaelurus crassus Eaton 1922
G. †Nimravus Cope 1879
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†Nimravus brachyops Cope 1878
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Invalid names: Dinictis major Lucas 1898 [synonym], Nimravus altidens Macdonald 1950 [synonym], Nimravus bumpensis Scott and Jepsen 1936 [synonym], Nimravus confertus Cope 1880 [synonym], Nimravus gomphodus Cope 1880 [synonym], Nimravus meridianus Stock 1933 [synonym]
†Nimravus intermedius Filhol 1872
†Nimravus mongoliensis Gromova 1959
†Nimravus sectator Matthew 1907
Invalid names: Nimravinus Kretzoi 1945 [synonym]
G. †Pangurban Poust et al. 2022
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†Pangurban egiae Poust et al. 2022
Invalid names: Eusmilus insignis Filhol 1876 [nomen nudum]
Fm. †Palaeogalidae Martin and Lim 2001
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G. †Palaeogale von Meyer 1846
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†Palaeogale dorothiae Macdonald 1963
†Palaeogale evanoffi Welsh 2021
†Palaeogale felina Filhol 1877
†Palaeogale hyaenoides Dehm 1950
†Palaeogale minuta Gervais 1848
†Palaeogale sanguinarius Loomis 1932
†Palaeogale sectoria Gervais 1848
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Invalid names: Bunaelurus infelix Matthew 1903 [synonym], Bunaelurus parvulus Matthew and Granger 1924 [synonym], Bunaelurus ulysses Matthew and Granger 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Bunaelurus Cope 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Didymictida Flynn and Galiano 1982 [empty], Nandiniidae Pocock 1929 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Holocene or 63.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.7 Ma

Collections (1617 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Montana) Ictidopappus mustelinus (14906)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Viverridae indet. (133368)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Oregon) Nimravidae indet. (16842)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2China (Henan) Eusmilus sp. (46193)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2China (Guangxi) Eusmilus sp. (190962)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0China (Guangdong) Maofelis cantonensis (151737)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (California) Hyaenodon sp. (17039)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Dinictis sp., Hoplophoneus oharrai (16962 16963 16964 16965 16966) Nimravidae indet. (16960) Palaeogale sp. (17009)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Dinictis sp. (16935) Palaeogale infelix (17010)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Eusmilus sp. (16885) Eusmilus sp., Hoplophoneus oharrai (16938) Hoplophoneus mentalis (83881) Hoplophoneus oharrai, Dinictis fortis (17006)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Hoplophoneus sp., Dinictis sp. (16919)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Dinictis felina (16918) Hoplophoneus mentalis (16930) Hoplophoneus mentalis, Dinictis sp. (16929)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Dinictis sp. (16977)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Eofelis sp. (183665)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Thailand Nimravus intermedius, Hoplophoneus sp. (49078)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) Aelurogale mongoliensis, Eofelis sp., Alagtsavbaatar indigenus (174716) Nimravus mongoliensis (176016) Stenoplesictis indigenus (174918) Stenoplesictis simplex (174972)
Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Hoplophoneus sp. (16976)
Late/Upper Eocene - Late/Upper Oligocene37.2 - 23.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Eofelis giganteus (184172)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeogale sp. (17111)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Hoplophoneus primaevus, Dinictis felina (17098) Nanosmilus kurteni (207804)