Dinictis felina Leidy 1854 (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Alternative combination: Deinictis felina

Synonyms: Daptophilus squalidens Cope 1873, Deinictis bombifrons Adams 1895, Deinictis cyclops Cope 1879, Deinictis fortis Adams 1895, Deinictis squalidens Cope 1873, Dinictis bombifrons Adams 1895, Dinictis cyclops Cope 1879, Dinictis fortis Adams 1895, Dinictis paucidens Riggs 1896, Dinictis squalidens Cope 1873

Belongs to Dinictis according to P. Z. Barrett 2016

See also Alroy 2002, Bryant 1996, Cope 1873, Cope 1873, Cope 1879, Cope 1880, Galbreath 1953, Hay 1902, Lambe 1908, Leidy 1856, Leidy 1857, Matthew 1910, Scott and Jepsen 1936, Thorpe 1920 and Toohey 1959

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (7: Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)

• Eocene of United States (2: Nebraska, South Dakota)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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