Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Full reference: L. Ginsburg. 1978. Syrtosmilus syrtensis, n. gen., n. sp., Félidé machairodontiforme du Burdigalien de Libye. Compte Rendu Sommaire de la Société Géologique de France 2:73-74

Parent taxon: Barbourofelidae according to M. Morlo et al. 2004

See also Bryant 1991, Carroll 1988, Morlo 2006 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010

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

Subtaxa: Syrtosmilus syrtensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Syrtosmilus in the database

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