Sansanosmilus Kretzoi 1929 (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Full reference: M. Kretzoi. 1929. Materialen zur phylogenetischen Klassification der Aeluroideen. Xe Congrès International de Zoologie. Budapest 1927 1306-1307

Parent taxon: Barbourofelidae according to M. Morlo 2006

See also Bryant 1991, Carroll 1988, Flynn and Galiano 1982 and Morlo et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Afrosmilini, Albanosmilus, Barbourofelis, Ginsburgsmilus, Oriensmilus, Prosansanosmilus, Syrtosmilus, Vampyrictis

Subtaxa: Sansanosmilus jourdani Sansanosmilus palmidens

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (2 collections), France (1), Germany (2), Hungary (1), Slovakia (1), Spain (3)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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