Family Arctictidae Cope 1889 (carnivoran)
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1889. Synopsis of the families of Vertebrata. The American Naturalist 23:1-29
Parent taxon: Fissipedia according to E. D. Cope 1889
Sister taxa: Adracon, Barbourofelidae, Caniformia, Feliformia, Miacoidea, Monachiopsis, Percrocutidae, Pristinictis, Prohesperocyon, Thos, Ursina, Bassarididae, Cynictidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore