Nimravides
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nimravides is a genus of extinct saber-toothed cats that lived in North America during the Late Miocene, between 10.3 and 5.332 Ma.[1] Despite its scientific name, Nimravides does not belong to the Nimravidae, but is a true cat belonging to the family Felidae.[2]
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Nimravides | |
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Nimravides catocopis skull | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Felidae |
Subfamily: | †Machairodontinae |
Tribe: | †Homotherini |
Genus: | †Nimravides Kitts 1958 |
Type species | |
Nimravides thinobates (Macdonald, 1948) | |
Other Species | |
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Synonyms | |
N. catocopis
N. thinobates
N. pedionomus
N. hibbardi
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