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Written by Frank Hooghiemstra
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Monday, 14 February 2011 07:01 |
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Share . Bears, wolves, hyenas and weasels make up four groups of carnivores that are related in their evolutionary descent from the miacid. Miacid (order Carnivora) is a creature
that lived 50 million years a go. The evolution created several family members (latin): .Feliformia.- Viverravidae (extinct)
- Nimravidae (extinct)(false saber-tooths)
- Felidae(cats)
- Viverridae(civets, linsangs, genets, etc.)
- Herpestidae(mongooses, meerkats, fossa)
- Hyaenidae(hyaenas, aardwolf)
- Nandinia binotata(African palm civet)
- Eupleridae(fossa and other Malagasy carnivores)
.Caniformia.- Miacidae (extinct)
- Canidae(wolves, dogs, coyotes, foxes, jackals)
- Ailurus fulgens(red panda)
- Amphicyonidae (extinct)
- Ursidae(bears and giant panda)
- Hemicyonidae (extinct)
- Mephitidae(skunks)
- Mustelidae(weasels, otters, ferrets, badgers, skunks, wolverines, etc.)
- Procyonidae(raccoons, kinkajous, coatimundis, lesser panda, etc.)
- Pinnipedia (Phocoidea)
. The evolution tree: .  . >>A guidance to the evolution of Bears <<-- Link to pdf-file .
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Last Updated on Monday, 14 February 2011 08:11 |
