Nimravides

Nimravides was a prehistoric saber-toothed cat which lived in North America during the middle and late Miocene.^[1] Despite its scientific name Nimravides does not belong to the Nimravidae, but belongs to the family Felidae.

Nimravides Temporal range: Miocene
Nimravides catacopis skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	†Machairodontinae
Genus:	†Nimravides

The earlier species of the genus are smaller and more primitive than the later forms. The tiger-sized Nimravides catacopsis resembles the primitive Machairodus aphanistus, a species known from the late Miocene of Eurasia.^[2]

• Felinae
  • †Nimravides
    • †Nimravides nimravidus
    • †Nimravides catacopsis
    • †Nimravides pedionomus
    • †Nimravides hibbardi
    • †Nimravides galiani
    • †Nimravides thinobates