Evolution What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters

Hyaenodonts

Oxyaenids

Viverravids

Miacids

Palm civets

Creodonts

Caniforms

Cats

Civets

Raccoons

Weasels

Skunks

Lesser panda

True seals

Walruses

Sea lions

Bears

Amphicyonids (Bear-dogs)

Dogs

Nimravids

Mongooses

Hyenas

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Eocene Oligocene Miocene Pli

54 48 42 36 30 24 18 12 60

Feliforms

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FIGURE 13.15. The evolutionary history of the carnivorous mammals. (Drawing by Carl Buell)