Ferae

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Ferae is a mammalian clade that primarily includes carnivorans (such as dogs, cats, and bears) and pangolins, reflecting a close evolutionary relationship between these groups.

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Ferae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mammalian clade
characterizedBy close evolutionary relationship between Carnivora and Pholidota
class Mammalia
contrastsWith Arctocyonidae-based traditional groupings
definedBy molecular phylogenetic analyses
hasAlternativeCircumscription sometimes proposed to include Mesonychia
sometimes proposed to include extinct Creodonta
sometimes restricted to Carnivora and Pholidota only
hasDiagnosticFeature molecular synapomorphies uniting Carnivora and Pholidota
shared cranial and dental traits among member orders
hasEtymologyLanguage Latin
hasEtymologyMeaning wild beasts
hasMemberSpeciesExample Canis lupus familiaris
Felis catus
Manis javanica
Panthera leo
Ursus arctos
hasRank clade
hasTemporalOrigin Paleocene or earlier in the Cenozoic
higherTaxonFor bears
cats
dogs
pangolins
includes Carnivora
Pholidota
includesCommon carnivorans
pangolins
includesExampleTaxon Canidae
Felidae
Hyaenidae
Manidae
Mustelidae
Ursidae
includesExtinctGroup some extinct carnivoran lineages
infraclass Eutheria
kingdom Animalia
partOf Laurasiatheria
phylum Chordata
recognizedIn modern mammalian classification systems
sisterGroupTo Euungulata
subclass Theria
superorder Laurasiatheria
supportedBy mitochondrial DNA data
morphological characters
nuclear DNA data
retroposon insertion patterns

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Pholidota belongsToClade Ferae