†Quercylurus major Ginsburg 1979 (false sabre-tooth)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Belongs to Quercylurus according to Piveteau 1931
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN QU 9477, a maxilla. Its type locality is Phosphorites du Quercy (old collections - Oligocene), which is in an Oligocene/Oligocene karst phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (3 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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