†Eofelis edwardsii Filhol 1872 (false sabre-tooth)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combinations: Eofelis edwardsi, Pseudaelurus edwardsii
Belongs to Eofelis according to S. Peigné 2000
See also de Bonis et al. 2019 and Kretzoi 1938
Sister taxon: Eofelis giganteus
Type specimen: MNHN-QU 9539, 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.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (3 collections), Spain (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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