Dinictis felina Leidy 1854

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Alternative combination: Deinictis felina

Synonyms: Deinictis bombifrons Adams 1895, Deinictis fortis Adams 1895, Dinictis bombifrons Adams 1895, Dinictis fortis Adams 1895, Dinictis paucidens Riggs 1896

Belongs to Dinictis according to E. D. Cope 1880

See also Alroy 2002, Bryant 1996, Hay 1902, Lambe 1908, Leidy 1856, Leidy 1857 and Thorpe 1920

Sister taxa: Dinictis cyclops, Dinictis squalidens

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (6: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)

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

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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