†family Miacidae Cope 1880 (carnivoran)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40978
Alternative spelling: Miacinae
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1880. On the genera of the Creodonta. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society (separate) 1-6
Parent taxon: Miacoidea according to K. D. Rose et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Eogale, Miacinae, Miacis, Miocyon, Pappidictops, Simamphicyon, Viverravinae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore