†subfamily Barbourofelinae Schultz et al. 1970 (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Alternative spelling: Barbourofelidae

Parent taxon: Nimravidae according to X. Wang et al. 2020

See also Bryant 1991, Morales et al. 2007, Morlo et al. 2004, Slater and Van Valkenburgh 2008 and Tseng et al. 2010

Sister taxa: Aelurogale, Dinictis, Eusmilus insignis, Hoplophoneini, Maofelis, Nimravinae, Nimravini, Pangurban, Pogonodon

Subtaxa: Afrosmilini Albanosmilus Barbourofelis Ginsburgsmilus Oriensmilus Prosansanosmilus Sansanosmilus Syrtosmilus Vampyrictis

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (4: Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma collections)

• Miocene of China (2), France (6), Germany (4), Hungary (1), Kenya (1), Namibia (3), Slovakia (1), Spain (3), Uganda (2), United States (18: California, Florida, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas)

Total: 45 collections including 46 occurrences

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