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THE FELIFORMIA: CATS, CIVETS, HYAENAS AND KIN

Tracing the lineage of the feliformia or cat-like carnivores from their beginnings to their present-day representatives.

 
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Feliformia
†Tapocyon spp.
46.2-40.4 Mya
 
Feliformia
†Eosictis avinoffi
46.2-40.4 Mya
 
Feliformia
†Chailicyon spp.
48.6-37.2 Mya
 
Feliformia | Palaeogalidae
†Cryptailurus spp.
20.6-16.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Palaeogalidae
†Palaeogale spp.
33.9-16.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Quercygalidae
†Messelogale kessleri
48.6-40.4 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Quercygalidae
†Quercygale spp.
55.8-33.9 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae
†Maofelis cantonensis
false sabre-toothed cat
37.2-33.9 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae
†Pogonodon spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
32.1-27.5 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae
†Dinictis felina
false sabre-toothed cat
35.5-23.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae | Nimravinae
†Dinaelurus crassus
false sabre-toothed cat
26.0-23.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae | Nimravinae
†Nimravus spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
32.6-27.2 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae | Dinailurictinae
†Eofelis spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
32.6-30.8 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae | Dinailurictinae
†Dinailurictis bonali
false sabre-toothed cat
28.8-27.2 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae | Dinailurictinae
†Quercylurus major
false sabre-toothed cat
28.8-27.2 Mya
 
Feliformia | Nimravidae | Hoplophoneinae
†Nanosmilus spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
33.9-32.1 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae | Hoplophoneinae
†Hoplophoneus spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
35.5-28.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Nimravidae | Hoplophoneinae
†Eusmilus* spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
33.8-30-8 Mya
 
Feliformia | Barbourofelidae
†Hoplophoneus* strigidens
false sabre-toothed cat
30.6-20.8 Mya
 
Feliformia | Barbourofelidae
†Jinomrefu lakwanza
false sabre-toothed cat
23.0 Mya
 
Feliformia | Barbourofelidae
†Oriensmilus liupanensis
false sabre-toothed cat
13.7-12.8 Mya
 
Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Afrosmilinae
†Ginsburgsmilus napakensis
false sabre-toothed cat
20.4-19.0 Mya
 
Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Afrosmilinae
†Syrtosmilus surtensis
false sabre-toothed cat
20.0-16.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Afrosmilinae
†Afrosmilus spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
17.8-16.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Afrosmilinae
†Prosansanosmilus spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
16.9-13.7 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Barbourofelinae
†Vampyrictis vipera
false sabre-toothed cat
13.8-11.6 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Barbourofelinae
†Sansanosmilus palmidens
false sabre-toothed cat
16.0-11.6 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Barbourofelinae
†Albanosmilus spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
13.7-7.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Barbourofelidae | Barbourofelinae
†Barbourofelis spp.
false sabre-toothed cat
12.0-7.0 Mya
 
Feliformia | Aeluroidea
†Anictis simplicidens
33.0-32.6 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Aeluroidea
†Alagtsavbaatar indigenus
37.2-33.9 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Aeluroidea
†Asiavorator gracilis
38.0-28.1 Mya
 
Feliformia | Aeluroidea
†Shandgolictis spp.
33.9-28.4 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Aeluroidea | Nandiniidae
Nandinia binotata
African palm civet
 
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Feliformia | Aeluroidea | Aeluroidea | Feloidea
†Stenoplesictis spp.
32.0-23.0 Mya
 
Feliformia | Feloidea
†Pseudictis guntianus
15.8-11.0 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Aeluroidea | Feloidea | Prionodontidae s.l.
†Haplogale media
30.0-24.6 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Aeluroidea | Feloidea | Prionodontidae
†Palaeoprionodon spp.
32.6-24.6 Mya
 
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Feliformia | Aeluroidea | Feloidea | Prionodontidae | Prionodontinae
Prionodon linsang
banded linsang
 
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Feliformia | Prionodontidae | Aeluroidea | Feloidea | Prionodontinae
Prionodon pardicolor
spotted linsang
 
 
Sir Graham