Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi 1945 (carnivoran)
Parent taxon: Carnivora according to S. Tomiya 2011
See also Antón et al. 2013, Bryant 1991, de Bonis et al. 2019, Flynn and Galiano 1982, Korth et al. 2022, Morlo 1996, Morlo et al. 2007, Polly et al. 2006, Salesa et al. 2010, Tedford 1976 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Adracon, Canidae, Caniformia, Eosictis, Felidi, Fissipedia, Miacoidea, Monachiopsis, Percrocutidae, Phocidi, Pristinictis, Protelidi, Protoferi, Ravenictis, Ursina, Ursocanidi, Viverra memphitis
Subtaxa: Aeluroida Aeluroidea Alagtsavbaatar Asiavorator Didymictida Feloidea Nandiniidae Nimravidae Palaeogalidae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore