Barbourofelis loveorum Baskin 1981 (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Alternative combination: Barbourofelis lovei

Full reference: J. A. Baskin. 1981. Barbourofelis (Nimravidae) and Nimravides (Felidae), with a Description of Two New Species from the Late Miocene of Florida. Journal of Mammalogy 62(1):122-139

Belongs to Barbourofelis according to R. C. Hulbert 1992

See also Baskin 1981

Sister taxa: Barbourofelis fricki, Barbourofelis morrisi, Barbourofelis piveteaui, Barbourofelis vallesiensis, Barbourofelis whitfordi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Love Bone Bed, which is in a Clarendonian marginal marine horizon in the Alachua Formation of Florida

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (1: Oklahoma collection)

• Miocene of United States (2: California, Florida)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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