Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Full reference: J. Morales, M. Pickford, D. Soria and S. Fraile. 1998. New carnivores from the basal Middle Miocene of Arrisdrift, Namibia. Eclogae geologicae Helvetiae 91:27-40

Parent taxon: Felidae according to L. Werdelin and S. Peigne 2010

See also Morales et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Aeluropsis, Catolynx, Cynaelurus, Cynailurus, Drepanodon, Epimachairodus, Felinae, Hyperailurictis, Jansofelis, Katifelis, Machaerodus, Machairodontinae, Mellivorodon, Namafelis, Pantherinae, Plethaelurus, Proailurus, Profelis, Propontosmilus, Pseudaelurus, Sivaelurus, Sivafelis, Sivasmilus, Uncia, Vinayakia, Viretailurus, Vishnufelis

Subtaxa: Diamantofelis ferox Diamantofelis minor

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Type: Diamantofelis ferox

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution: found only at Arrisdrift (Miocene of Namibia)

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