Aeluroidea

Aeluroidea; Temporal range:Eocene–Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Infraorder:	Aeluroidea; Flower, 1869
Subgroups
	†Stenoplesictidae; Nandiniidae; SuperfamilyFeloidea Felidae; Prionodontidae; †Barbourofelidae; ; ParvorderViverroidea Viverridae; SuperfamilyHerpestoidea Eupleridae; Herpestidae; Hyaenidae; †Lophocyonidae; †Percrocutidae; ; ;

Aeluroidea,AiluroideaorFeloideais the name of a taxon (infraorderorsuperfamily) comprisingcat-likeCarnivora.More specifically the taxon comprises:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

either cat-like Carnivora in the broader sense, i. e. it is synonymous withFeliformia(more specifically either Feliformia sensu stricto, i. e. crown Feliformia, or Feliformia sensu lato, i. e. Pan-Feliformia);
or cat-like Carnivora in the narrower sense, i. e. it comprises only the familyFelidae(recently alsoPrionodontidae) and its closest extinct relatives.

The Aeluroidea in the first, i.e. broader sense, has been sometimes called infraorderAeluroidasince 1982.^[10]^[11]The nameFeloideais sometimes used in a third sense - it designates the taxon corresponding to all Feliformia except the familyNandiniidae.^[6]^[12]^[13]

In the main system used in this wikipedia, the name Aeluroidea refers to the crown Feliformia (i. e.Feliformia sensu stricto) and has the rank of an infraorder, andFeloidearefers to the Felidae, Prionodontidae and their extinct closest relatives and has the rank of a superfamily.

Taxonomy of Aeluroidea

Aeluroidea was named byWilliam Henry Flowerin 1869 as one of three sections of the fissipedalCarnivora,the other two sections being theCynoideaand theArctoidea.^[14]Since then, it has continued to be assigned to the Carnivora. Within Carnivora it is classified - depending on the author and the definition of the taxon (see above) - either as synonymous with Feliformia or as a part of Feliformia.^[1]^[2]^[5]^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Characteristics of Aeluroidea

Aeluroidea (in the sense of crown Feliformia) comprises species that are, or were, endemic to all continents exceptAntarcticaandAustralia,withdomestic catshaving been introduced to Australia.

Crown Feliformia (more specifically theViverridae) are attested since the earlyEocene,i. e. since about50million years ago;they are more frequently attested since the earlyOligocene,i. e. since about30million years ago.^[15]

References

^^a ^bSimpson, G.G. (1945).The Principles of Classification and a Classification of Mammals.American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin. American Museum of Natural History. p. 219, 220, 228, 115.
^^a ^bRose, Kenneth D. (2005-03-29).The Rise of Placental Mammals.Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 185, 186, 179.ISBN 978-0-8018-8022-3.
^^a ^bBenton, Michael J. (2009-02-05).Vertebrate Palaeontology.John Wiley & Sons. p. 402.ISBN 978-1-4051-4449-0.
^Bonis L. de, Ekrt B., Kunstmüllerová L., Martínek K., Rapprich V. & Wagner J. 2024. — New early aeluroid carnivoran (Mammalia, Carnivora, Feliformia) from the classical palaeontological locality Valeč, the Czech Republic. Geodiversitas 46 (1): 1-12. p. 4[1]
^^a ^bRomer, Alfred Sherwood; Parsons, Thomas Sturges (1977).The Vertebrate Body.Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company. p. 571.ISBN 978-0-7216-7668-5.
^^a ^b ^cFeliformia, Pan-Feliformia. In:Queiroz, Kevin de; Cantino, Philip D.; Gauthier, Jacques A. (2020-04-30).Phylonyms.CRC Press.ISBN 978-0-429-82120-2.
^^a ^bR. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
^^a ^bH. N. Bryant. 1991. Phylogenetic relationships and systematics of the Nimravidae (Carnivora). Journal of Mammalogy 72(1):56-78
^Burgin, Connor & Widness, Jane & Upham, Nathan. (2020). Introduction to Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. 10.5281/zenodo.4270050.[2]
^FLYNN, J. J., GALIANO, H. 1982. Phylogeny of early Tertiary Carnivora, with a description of a new species of Protictis from the middle Eocene of northwestern Wyoming. American Museum Novitates 2725:1-64
^Feloidea. In:Paululat, A.; Purschke, G. (2011).Wörterbuch der Zoologie: Tiernamen, allgemeinbiologische, anatomische, physiologische, ökologische Termini(in German). Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. p. 186.ISBN 978-3-8274-2734-2.
^"CARNIVORA (RAUBTIERE)".sthco.de.Retrieved2024-09-06.
^WIIG, O. (1985). Relationship of Nandinia binotata (Gray) to the Superfamily Feloidea (Mammalia, Carnivora). Zoologica Scripta, 14(2), 155–159
^FLOWER, W. H. On the Value of the Characters of the Base of the Cranium in the Classification of the Order Carnivora, and on the Systematic Position of Bassaris and other Disputed Forms. Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London. 1869. p. 4 et seqq, specifically p. 22
^"PBDB Taxon - Aeluroidea".The Paleobiology Database.2005-08-26.Retrieved2024-09-02.

[Simpson-1] Simpson, G.G. (1945).The Principles of Classification and a Classification of Mammals.American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin. American Museum of Natural History. p. 219, 220, 228, 115.

[Rose-2] Rose, Kenneth D. (2005-03-29).The Rise of Placental Mammals.Baltimore: JHU Press. p. 185, 186, 179.ISBN 978-0-8018-8022-3.

[Benton-3] Benton, Michael J. (2009-02-05).Vertebrate Palaeontology.John Wiley & Sons. p. 402.ISBN 978-1-4051-4449-0.

[4] Bonis L. de, Ekrt B., Kunstmüllerová L., Martínek K., Rapprich V. & Wagner J. 2024. — New early aeluroid carnivoran (Mammalia, Carnivora, Feliformia) from the classical palaeontological locality Valeč, the Czech Republic. Geodiversitas 46 (1): 1-12. p. 4[1]

[Romer-5] Romer, Alfred Sherwood; Parsons, Thomas Sturges (1977).The Vertebrate Body.Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company. p. 571.ISBN 978-0-7216-7668-5.

[Q-6] Feliformia, Pan-Feliformia. In:Queiroz, Kevin de; Cantino, Philip D.; Gauthier, Jacques A. (2020-04-30).Phylonyms.CRC Press.ISBN 978-0-429-82120-2.

[Carroll-7] R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698

[Bryant-8] H. N. Bryant. 1991. Phylogenetic relationships and systematics of the Nimravidae (Carnivora). Journal of Mammalogy 72(1):56-78

[9] Burgin, Connor & Widness, Jane & Upham, Nathan. (2020). Introduction to Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. 10.5281/zenodo.4270050.[2]

[10] FLYNN, J. J., GALIANO, H. 1982. Phylogeny of early Tertiary Carnivora, with a description of a new species of Protictis from the middle Eocene of northwestern Wyoming. American Museum Novitates 2725:1-64

[11] Feloidea. In:Paululat, A.; Purschke, G. (2011).Wörterbuch der Zoologie: Tiernamen, allgemeinbiologische, anatomische, physiologische, ökologische Termini(in German). Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. p. 186.ISBN 978-3-8274-2734-2.

[12] "CARNIVORA (RAUBTIERE)".sthco.de.Retrieved2024-09-06.

[13] WIIG, O. (1985). Relationship of Nandinia binotata (Gray) to the Superfamily Feloidea (Mammalia, Carnivora). Zoologica Scripta, 14(2), 155–159

[14] FLOWER, W. H. On the Value of the Characters of the Base of the Cranium in the Classification of the Order Carnivora, and on the Systematic Position of Bassaris and other Disputed Forms. Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London. 1869. p. 4 et seqq, specifically p. 22

[a659-15] "PBDB Taxon - Aeluroidea".The Paleobiology Database.2005-08-26.Retrieved2024-09-02.

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