Caniformia

Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs, bears, raccoons, mustelids, and pinnipeds. The center of diversification for the Caniformia is North America and northern Eurasia. Caniformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, the Feliformia, the center of diversification of which was in Africa and southern Asia.

Caniformia

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
CarnivoraPBDB
Diet
carnivore, omnivorePBDB, for Carnivora
Life habit
ground dwellingPBDB, for Carnivora
Motility
actively mobilePBDB, for Osteichthyes
Environment
terrestrialPBDB, for Eutheria

Time the record covers

At least 48 million years on record.

The record covers at least 48.07 Mya to 11.7 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 56 Mya to 0 Mya.

Paleocene — about 0 of 5859 occurrencesEocene — about 125 of 5859 occurrencesEoceneOligocene — about 232 of 5859 occurrencesOligoceneMiocene — about 2054 of 5859 occurrencesMiocenePliocene — about 601 of 5859 occurrencesPleistocene — about 1910 of 5859 occurrences57–55 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences55–53 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences53–51 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences51–50 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences50–48 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences48–46 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences46–44 Mya — about 2 occurrences44–42 Mya — about 2 occurrences42–40 Mya — about 4 occurrences40–38 Mya — about 12 occurrences38–36 Mya — about 34 occurrences36–34 Mya — about 58 occurrences34–32 Mya — about 64 occurrences32–30 Mya — about 38 occurrences30–29 Mya — about 28 occurrences29–27 Mya — about 32 occurrences27–25 Mya — about 40 occurrences25–23 Mya — about 52 occurrences23–21 Mya — about 90 occurrences21–19 Mya — about 114 occurrences19–17 Mya — about 175 occurrences17–15 Mya — about 269 occurrences15–13 Mya — about 288 occurrences13–11 Mya — about 319 occurrences11–9.5 Mya — about 232 occurrences9.5–7.6 Mya — about 243 occurrences7.6–5.7 Mya — about 261 occurrences5.7–3.8 Mya — about 366 occurrences3.8–1.9 Mya — about 533 occurrences1.9–0 Mya — about 2601 occurrences48.07 Mya11.7 ka57 Mya0 Mya

5,859 occurrences of Caniformia on record, most of them in the Miocene. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

5,859 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

539 formations

Glenns Ferry — 43.60°N, 116.80°WGlenns Ferry — 43.00°N, 115.70°WGlenns Ferry — 42.80°N, 114.90°WGlenns Ferry — 43.00°N, 118.00°WValentine — 42.70°N, 100.00°WValentine — 42.49°N, 98.11°WValentine — 42.80°N, 100.80°WValentine — 42.80°N, 99.70°WValentine — 42.81°N, 100.05°WValentine — 40.02°N, 98.53°WValentine — 42.78°N, 100.03°WValentine — 42.70°N, 102.50°WValentine — 43.20°N, 99.80°WValentine — 42.60°N, 98.00°WValentine — 43.30°N, 100.65°WMonterey — 33.77°N, 118.34°WMonterey — 33.60°N, 117.70°WMonterey — 34.60°N, 120.44°WMonterey — 33.60°N, 117.33°WMonterey — 33.78°N, 118.39°WMonterey — 33.64°N, 117.63°WJohn Day — 44.67°N, 119.63°WJohn Day — 44.60°N, 119.62°WJohn Day — 44.20°N, 120.50°WJohn Day — 44.90°N, 120.20°WJohn Day — 44.50°N, 119.30°WJohn Day — 44.67°N, 119.65°WJohn Day — 44.78°N, 119.58°WJohn Day — 44.83°N, 119.74°WJohn Day — 44.33°N, 119.57°WJohn Day — 44.55°N, 119.63°WJohn Day — 44.65°N, 119.65°WJohn Day — 44.95°N, 120.49°WJohn Day — 44.78°N, 119.39°WBrule — 43.30°N, 102.50°WBrule — 42.80°N, 103.10°WBrule — 42.40°N, 103.80°WBrule — 40.80°N, 103.10°WBrule — 46.90°N, 102.80°WBrule — 43.90°N, 102.40°WBrule — 43.85°N, 102.50°WBrule — 43.60°N, 102.45°WBrule — 43.50°N, 101.90°WBrule — 43.20°N, 103.20°WBrule — 41.70°N, 103.10°WBrule — 41.66°N, 103.72°WCalvert — 38.40°N, 76.50°WCalvert — 39.20°N, 75.60°WCalvert — 37.53°N, 77.42°WCalvert — 37.93°N, 77.51°WCalvert — 37.67°N, 77.16°WCalvert — 38.53°N, 76.52°WCalvert — 38.17°N, 76.87°WCalvert — 38.60°N, 76.51°WCalvert — 37.66°N, 77.11°WCalvert — 38.67°N, 76.53°WCalvert — 38.17°N, 76.85°WCalvert — 38.38°N, 76.99°WCalvert — 37.77°N, 77.28°WRunningwater — 42.75°N, 102.02°WRunningwater — 41.70°N, 103.10°WRunningwater — 42.40°N, 103.80°WRunningwater — 42.80°N, 103.10°WRunningwater — 42.70°N, 102.50°WRunningwater — 42.20°N, 103.10°WRunningwater — 42.37°N, 103.32°WRunningwater — 42.35°N, 103.53°WRunningwater — 42.56°N, 103.04°WRunningwater — 42.70°N, 102.72°WYorktown — 35.36°N, 76.82°WYorktown — 37.24°N, 76.51°WYorktown — 37.03°N, 76.63°WYorktown — 37.20°N, 76.90°WYorktown — 36.77°N, 76.37°WYorktown — 37.22°N, 76.96°WYorktown — 36.45°N, 77.09°WYorktown — 36.33°N, 77.58°WYorktown — 35.93°N, 77.57°WYorktown — 35.91°N, 77.32°WYorktown — 35.60°N, 77.37°WYorktown — 35.38°N, 77.99°WYorktown — 35.10°N, 77.03°WYorktown — 35.63°N, 77.34°WYorktown — 34.36°N, 77.87°WYorktown — 34.97°N, 76.81°WYorktown — 37.04°N, 76.36°WYorktown — 36.45°N, 77.08°WAsh Hollow — 42.70°N, 100.00°WAsh Hollow — 42.80°N, 100.80°WAsh Hollow — 42.39°N, 98.10°WAsh Hollow — 40.50°N, 100.50°WAsh Hollow — 42.60°N, 98.00°WAsh Hollow — 43.20°N, 100.70°WAsh Hollow — 41.30°N, 101.89°WAsh Hollow — 43.40°N, 100.60°WAsh Hollow — 41.40°N, 102.40°WAsh Hollow — 42.80°N, 99.70°WAsh Hollow — 41.20°N, 98.80°WAsh Hollow — 42.68°N, 102.68°WAsh Hollow — 42.30°N, 98.00°WVarswater — 32.98°S, 18.15°EVarswater — 33.00°S, 18.00°EVarswater — 33.67°S, 18.43°EChadron — 43.60°N, 102.45°WChadron — 43.30°N, 102.50°WChadron — 42.40°N, 103.80°WChadron — 42.80°N, 103.10°WChadron — 42.80°N, 103.40°WChadron — 43.00°N, 104.50°WChadron — 42.90°N, 105.20°WChadron — 45.47°N, 112.62°WChadron — 46.10°N, 103.30°WChadron — 42.00°N, 104.20°WChadron — 42.75°N, 103.65°WPisco — 15.58°S, 74.72°WPisco — 15.44°S, 74.87°WPisco — 15.55°S, 74.80°WPisco — 14.56°S, 75.67°WPisco — 15.50°S, 74.80°WPisco — 14.34°S, 75.91°WPisco — 14.45°S, 75.75°WPisco — 15.07°S, 75.01°WPisco — 15.06°S, 74.08°WPurisima — 36.95°N, 122.04°WPurisima — 37.47°N, 122.45°WPurisima — 36.97°N, 121.95°WPurisima — 38.06°N, 122.97°WPurisima — 37.53°N, 122.52°WPurisima — 37.29°N, 122.41°WPurisima — 36.95°N, 122.05°WMarsland — 42.40°N, 103.80°WMarsland — 42.42°N, 103.87°WMarsland — 42.10°N, 105.00°WMarsland — 42.00°N, 104.20°WMarsland — 42.62°N, 104.40°WMarsland — 43.00°N, 104.50°WOlcott — 42.40°N, 103.80°WOlcott — 42.19°N, 103.73°WOlcott — 42.08°N, 103.80°WPeace River — 27.90°N, 81.80°WPeace River — 27.68°N, 81.95°WPeace River — 27.76°N, 81.83°WPeace River — 27.81°N, 81.91°WSanta Margarita — 37.08°N, 122.07°WSanta Margarita — 37.05°N, 122.04°WSanta Margarita — 37.00°N, 122.00°WSanta Margarita — 35.13°N, 118.82°WSanta Margarita — 36.97°N, 122.06°WSanta Margarita — 36.80°N, 121.79°WSanta Margarita — 36.61°N, 121.74°WBahía Inglesa — 27.14°S, 70.88°WBahía Inglesa — 27.13°S, 70.83°WBahía Inglesa — 27.04°S, 70.79°WBahía Inglesa — 27.16°S, 70.89°WBahía Inglesa — 27.72°S, 70.99°WWhite River — 43.20°N, 107.10°WWhite River — 43.20°N, 108.20°WWhite River — 40.80°N, 103.10°WWhite River — 43.00°N, 104.50°WWhite River — 40.10°N, 102.20°WPalos Verdes Sand — 34.00°N, 118.20°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.99°N, 118.45°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.60°N, 117.80°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.83°N, 118.31°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.78°N, 118.19°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.75°N, 118.28°WPalos Verdes Sand — 33.66°N, 117.90°WRexroad — 37.10°N, 100.90°WRexroad — 37.20°N, 100.30°WRexroad — 37.13°N, 100.48°WCromer Forest Bed — 52.46°N, 1.73°ECromer Forest Bed — 52.94°N, 1.25°ECromer Forest Bed — 52.91°N, 1.36°ECromer Forest Bed — 52.93°N, 1.30°ETemblor — 36.10°N, 120.40°WTemblor — 35.30°N, 118.50°WTemblor — 35.46°N, 118.92°WTemblor — 37.73°N, 122.13°WTemblor — 36.54°N, 120.55°WBarstow — 34.80°N, 117.00°WBarstow — 35.05°N, 117.07°WBarstow — 35.06°N, 117.08°W

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The named rock units Caniformia has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 515 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 3,611 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Caniformia and its relatives

Miocene

Where Caniformia and its relatives were recorded in the Miocene.

Found in the same rock

1,737 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,109 sites for Caniformia, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

1,647 references

Each of the 5,859 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 1,635 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Caniformia

Credit
These images belongs to their respective owners
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Caniformia was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Kretzoi 1943