†Eusmilus bidentatus Filhol 1872
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combination: Machairodus bidentatus
Belongs to Eusmilus according to S. Peigné and M. Brunet 2001
See also de Bonis et al. 2019 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Eusmilus adelos, Eusmilus villebramarensis
Type specimen: MNHN QU 9475, a mandible. Its type locality is Phosphorites du Quercy (old collections - early Oligocene), which is in an Oligocene karst phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (3 collections), Germany (3)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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