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Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
Kingdom Animalia - animals
Subkingdom Bilateria - bilaterians;triploblastic animals
Branch Deuterostomia - deuterostomes
Infrakingdom Chordonia
Phylum Chordata - chordates
Subphylum Vertebrata - vertebrates
Infraphylum Gnathostomata - jawed vertebrates
Superclass Tetrapoda - tetrapods
Series Amniota
Mammaliaformes
Class Mammalia - mammals
Subclass Theriiformes
Infraclass Holotheria
Superlegion Trechnotheria
Legion Cladotheria
Sublegion Zatheria
Infralegion Tribosphenida
Supercohort Theria - therians
Cohort Placentalia - placentals
Magnorder Epitheria
Superorder Preptotheria
Grandorder Ferae
Order Carnivora - carnivores;dogs, bears, raccoons, weasels, mongooses, hyenas, and cats
8 Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:227; Count:[!†g]5f;48g;119s;104ss; ‡6ss; †2f;91g;51s;9ss
01 Genus †Palaeogale von Meyer, 1846
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:227
02 Genus †Aeluropsis Lydekker, 1884
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:227
03 Genus †Mellivorodon Lydekker, 1884
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:227
04 Family †Viverravidae Wortman & Matthew, 1899
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:227; Count:[†g]†12g;3s
05 Family †Nimravidae Cope, 1880
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:228; Count:[†g]†15g;7s
06 Family Felidae (Fischer de Waldheim, 1817) Gray, 1821 - cats
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:230; Count:[!†g]9g;44s;81ss; ‡6ss; †27g;28s;6ss
07 Family Viverridae (Gray, 1821) Bonaparte, 1845 - civets, genets, linsangs, mongooses, and fossas
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:235; Count:[s†g]19g;33s;18ss; †13g
08 Family Herpestidae (Bonaparte, 1845) Gray, 1869 - mongooses
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:238; Count:[s†g]15g;37s;4ss; †1g
09 Family Hyaenidae (Gray, 1821) Gray, 1869 - aardwolf and hyenas
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:240; Count:[s†g]4g;4s;1ss; †20g;13s;3ss
10 Family Nandiniidae Pocock, 1929 - African palm civet
H|N|P|R|B|L; Ref:M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997:242; Count:[*]1g;1s
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