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The earliest members of the cat family first appeared some 40 - 50 million years ago. They most likely descended from Miacis, a
small, tree-living weasel-like mammal which was probably also the ancestor of racoons, bears, and dogs. The first true cats came into existence about 12 million years ago.
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