†Eofelis giganteus Peigné 2000 (false sabre-tooth)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Full reference: S. Peigné. 2000. A new species of Eofelis (Carnivora: Nimravidae) from the Phosphorites of Quercy, France. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIA - Earth and Planetary Science 330(9):653-658
Belongs to Eofelis according to S. Peigné 2000
Sister taxon: Eofelis edwardsii
Type specimen: NMB-QB 799, a mandible. Its type locality is Phosphorites du Quercy (old collections - late Eocene-Oligocene), which is in an Eocene/Oligocene karst phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Phosphorites du Quercy (old collections - late Eocene-Oligocene)
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