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1.08 1.19 1.46 Nimravus brachyops Nandinia binotata Neofelis nebulosa 115 Panthera onca 111 114 Panthera atrox 113 Uncia uncia 116 Panthera leo 112 Panthera pardus Panthera tigris Lynx issiodorensis 220 Lynx rufus 221 Lynx pardinus 222 223 Lynx canadensis Lynx lynx 119 Acinonyx jubatus 110 225 226 Puma concolor Puma yagouaroundi 224 Felis nigripes 228 Felis chaus 229 Felis margarita 118 330 227 331Felis catus Felis silvestris 332 Otocolobus manul Prionailurus bengalensis Felis rexroadensis 99 117 334 335 Leopardus pardalis 44 333 Leopardus wiedii 336 Leopardus geoffroyi Leopardus tigrinus 337 Pardofelis marmorata Pardofelis temminckii 440 Pseudaelurus intrepidus Pseudaelurus stouti 88 339 Nimravides pedionomus 442 443 Nimravides galiani 22 338 441 Nimravides thinobates Pseudaelurus marshi Pseudaelurus validus 446 Machairodus alberdiae 77 Machairodus coloradensis 445 Homotherium serum 447 444 448 Smilodon fatalis Smilodon gracilis 66 Pseudaelurus quadridentatus Barbourofelis morrisi 449 Barbourofelis whitfordi 550 551 Barbourofelis fricki Barbourofelis loveorum Stenogale Hemigalus derbyanus 554 555 Arctictis binturong 55 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Genetta victoriae 553 558 Genetta maculata 559 557 660 Genetta genetta Genetta servalina Poiana richardsonii 556 Civettictis civetta 662 Viverra tangalunga 661 663 552 Viverra zibetha Viverricula indica Crocuta crocuta 666 667 Hyaena brunnea 665 Hyaena hyaena Proteles cristata Fossa fossana 664 669 770 Cryptoprocta ferox Salanoia concolor 668 772 Crossarchus alexandri 33 Suricata suricatta 775 Bdeogale nigripes Cynictis penicillata 771 774 Ichneumia albicauda 776 777 Galerella sanguinea 773 Herpestes ichneumon 779 Atilax paludinosus 778 Herpestes naso 880 Herpestes edwardsi Herpestes javanicus 884 Amphicyon ingens Amphicyon longiramus 883 Ischyrocyon gidleyi 885 886Cynelos caroniavorus 882 Cynelos idoneus Daphoenus vetus 887 Adilophontes brachykolos 888 889 Daphoenodon niobrarensis Daphoenodon superbus Miomustela madisonae 993 Conepatus chinga 994 996 Mephitis macroura 995 Mephitis mephitis 997 Spilogale gracilis Spilogale putorius Ailurus fulgens Bassariscus sumichrasti 1102 Bassariscus astutus 1103 992 1104 Procyon cancrivorus 1101 Procyon lotor Arctonasua floridana 1105 Bassaricyon gabbii 1100 1107 1108 Nasua narica 1106 Nasua nasua Paranasua biradica Potos flavus Mellivora capensis 998 Melogale personata 1119 Galictis cuja 1118 Galictis vittata 1120 Enhydra lutris 1115 1117 Enhydritherium terraenovae 1113 1121 Lontra canadensis Lontra longicaudis 881 Mustela erminea 1116 1124 Mustela nivalis 1125 1126 Mustela eversmanii 1123 Mustela nigripes 999 Mustela frenata 1122 1127 1114 Neovison vison Ictonyx libyca 1128 1129 Ictonyx striatus 1112 Poecilogale albinucha Gulo gulo 991 1132 11 1133 Eira barbara 1131 Martes pennanti Martes foina 1111 1134 1130 1135 Martes americana Martes martes 1136 Arctonyx collaris Meles meles 1110 Sthenictis lacota Taxidea taxus Leptarctus ancipidens 1138 1109 Leptarctus webbi 1137 Leptarctus wortmani Trocherion albanense Brachypsalis matutinus 1139 Megalictis ferox Promartes lepidus Ailuropoda melanoleuca 1142 Indarctos oregonensis 1143 1144 Agriotherium gregoryi 990 Agriotherium schneideri Helarctos malayanus 1141 1147 1148 Ursus americanus 1146 Ursus thibetanus Melursus ursinus 1149 1140 1145 1150 Ursus arctos Ursus maritimus 1151 Arctodus simus Tremarctos ornatus 1152 Hemicyon barbouri Phoberocyon johnhenryi 1155 Enhydrocyon pahinsintewakpa 1154 Osbornodon iamonensis Paraenhydrocyon josephi 1158 Archaeocyon leptodus Archaeocyon pavidus Desmocyon thomsoni 1160 Cynarctus saxatilis Metatomarctus canavus 1161 Euoplocyon spissidens 1157 Aelurodon asthenostylus 1153 1162 1167 Aelurodon ferox 1166 1168 Aelurodon taxoides Tomarctus brevirostris 1163 1165 Paratomarctus euthos 1170 Paratomarctus temerarius 1159 00 Carpocyon compressus 11691172 Carpocyon robustus 1173 Carpocyon webbi 1156 1164 1171 Epicyon haydeni 1175 Epicyon saevus 1174 Borophagus pugnator 1176 Borophagus secundus Psalidocyon marianae Phlaocyon leucosteus Leptocyon vulpinus Leptocyon vafer 1177 1180 Urocyon cinereoargenteus Urocyon littoralis Vulpes lagopus 1178 1186 1187 Vulpes velox 1185 Vulpes macrotis 1184 Vulpes vulpes 1183 Vulpes zerda 11791182 Nyctereutes procyonoides Otocyon megalotis 1190 Chrysocyon brachyurus Speothos venaticus Lycalopex sechurae 1189 1192 Lycalopex vetulus 1181 1193 Lycalopex griseus 1194 1191 Lycalopex culpaeus 1195 Lycalopex gymnocercus 1196 Atelocynus microtis Cerdocyon thous Canis arensis / mosbachensis 1188 2200 Canis mesomelas Lycaon pictus 1198 Canis mosbachensis 2203 Canis simensis 2204 1199 2205 Canis latrans 2202 Canis rufus Canis aureus 2206 1197 Canis dirus 2201 2207 Canis familiaris 2208 Canis familiaris dingo Canis lupus 2209 Canis adustus Cuon alpinus Eucyon davisi Miacis parvivorus Vulpavus palustris 50 40 30 20 10 0 Millions of Years Ago.
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