*aka canoidea*
“dog-like“
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*SUB-GROUPS* –>
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“MUSTELOIDEA”
(‘SKUNKS’ / ‘RACCOONS’ / ‘WEASELS’)
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(‘caniformia’ is a ‘sub-order’ within the order ‘carnivora’)
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(they typically possess a ‘long snout’ + ‘non-retractile claws’ (in contrast to the cat-like carnivorans ‘Feliformia)
(the ‘pinnipedia’ (‘seals’ / ‘walruses’ / ‘sea lions’) are also assigned to this group)
(the center of diversification for ‘caniformia’ is ‘north america’ + ‘northern eurasia’)
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(this contrasts with the ‘feliforms’, the center of diversification of which was in ‘africa’ + ‘southern asia’)
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