Abstract
Carnivores include more adapted to predation and the oldest fossil records date from the Paleocene of Asia, Europe and North America. The group is divided into two lineages: the Caniformia (ursids, canids, mustelids, procionids) and the Feliformia (hienids and felids). The mustelids have a wide geographical distribution, with the exception of Australia and Antarctida, with intense fossil…