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
Type: Diamantofelis ferox
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arrisdrift (Miocene of Namibia)
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