![]() ![]() Other fossils from this same suborder greatly resemble cats, but since they are not categorized as being in the family Felidae, they are not included here. In order to emphasize the evidence and remove some of the confusion caused by conjecture, this chart doesn't include any connecting lines.Ĭats belong to the family Felidae in the suborder Feliformia. There are many competing theories as to how the family lines should be connected. The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives - Alan Turner 1997 Presents over two hundred drawings of big cats that connect modern cats with their ancient ancestors Dogs - Xiaoming Wang 2010 Xiaoming Wang and Richard H. On the chart, a dot at the end of a time range means that the species or at least one species within the genus has not gone extinct. ![]() Also, the fossil record is evidence of when these cats lived Lack of fossil evidence does not prove that the cats didn't live beyond the indicated ranges and locations. This does not include all cat fossils but rather those in the most widely accepted major groupings. Following is a chart of the time frames for the existence of the modern cats. ![]()
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