Table 2.

The sources of data for the Suborder Caniformia (taxonomy after Wozencraft, 2005)

Procyonidae	Ursidae	Mustelidae	Canidae
BassaricyonCarlsson (1925)	AiluropodaDavis (1964)2	AonyxMacalister (1873a)1Windle & Parsons (1897)1	CanisHaughton (1867c)4Devis (1868),Macalister (1869),Beswick-Perrin (1871),Watson & Young (1879),Windle & Parsons (1897)11Young & Robinson (1889),Carlsson (1925),Davis (1949, 1964) Getty (1975a),Nickel et al. (1986),Evans (1993),Kainer & McCracken (2003)
BassariscusDavis (1949, 1964)	TremarctosDavis (1964)1	EiraMacalister (1873b)1Windle & Parsons (1897)1	LycaonWindle & Parsons (1897)1
NasuaMacalister (1869),Mackintosh (1875–1877)2Allen (1882),Windle (1888)2Windle & Parsons (1897)4Carlsson (1925),Davis (1949),McClearn (19844, 1985)2	UrsusHaughton (1867a)1Devis (1868),Macalister (1869),Watson & Young (1879),Shepherd (1883)1Kelley (1888)1Windle (1888)1Windle & Parsons (1897)8Carlsson (1925),Davis (19494, 1964)3	GalictisIctonyxWindle & Parsons (1897)3	VulpesMacalister (1869),Windle & Parsons (1897)2
PotosBeswick-Perrin (1871)1Windle (1888)1Windle & Parsons (1897)2Carlsson (1925)		MustelaMacalister (1869),Windle & Parsons (1897)1
ProcyonMacalister (1869),Allen (1882)2Windle (1888),Windle & Parsons (1897)5Carlsson (1925),Davis (1949, 1964) McClearn (19849, 1985)3		LutraHaughton (1867e)1Macalister (1869),Windle & Parsons (1897)5
		MartesMacalister (1869),Mackintosh (1875–1877)2Windle & Parsons (1897)3
		MelesHaughton (1867b)2Windle & Parsons (1897)4

If the number of specimens is described in the reference, this information is provided in the superscript.