†tribe Afrosmilini Morales et al. 2001 (false sabre-tooth)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Full reference: J. Morales, M.J. Salesa, M. Pickford and D. Soria. 2001. A new tribe, new genus and two new species of Barbourofelinae (Felidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of East Africa and Spain. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 92:97-102
Parent taxon: Barbourofelinae according to J. Morales et al. 2008
See also Morales et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Albanosmilus, Barbourofelis, Ginsburgsmilus, Oriensmilus, Prosansanosmilus, Sansanosmilus, Syrtosmilus, Vampyrictis
Subtaxa: Afrosmilus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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