Caniformia

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Caniformia Fossil range: Paleocene to Recent
Image:Grizzlybears ChrisServheenUSFWS.jpg Grizzly bears
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia
Families and clades
Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs, extinct) Canidae (dogs and foxes) Mephitidae (skunks and stink badgers) Mustelidae (weasels, otters, badgers) Procyonidae (raccoons, coatis, olingos) Ursidae (bears) Ailuridae (Red Panda) Pinnipedia (seals and walruses) Odobenidae (walrus) Otariidae (eared seals) Phocidae (earless seals)

The Caniformia, or Canoidea (dog-shaped carnivores) are a suborder within the order Carnivora. They typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws (in contrast to the cat-like carnivores, the Feliformia). The Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions, and walruses) evolved from caniform ancestors and are accordingly assigned to this group.

[edit] Classification

Phylogenetic tree

Caniformia	Amphicyonidae† Canidae (dogs and allies)     Hemicyonidae† Ursidae (bears) Pinnipedia Enaliarctidae†     Phocidae (earless seals)     Otariidae (eared seals) Odobenidae (walrus)    Musteloidea        Ailuridae (red panda)     Mephitidae (skunks)     Procyonidae (raccoons and allies) Mustelidae (weasels)

[edit] Evolutionary history

The caniforms first appeared as tree-climbing, cat-like carnivores in the Paleocene (65-55 million years ago). Miacis was probably an early caniform.

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• Taxonomicon

v • d • e Extant carnivore families by suborder
Feliformia	Nandiniidae | Prinonodontidae | Felidae | Viverridae | Hyaenidae | Eupleridae | Herpestidae
Caniformia	Canidae | Ursidae | Ailuridae | Mephitidae | Mustelidae | Procyonidae | Odobenidae | Otariidae | Phocidae

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