†tribe Hoplophoneini Kretzoi 1929 (false sabre-tooth)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Parent taxon: Nimravidae according to P. Z. Barrett 2016
Sister taxa: Aelurogale, Barbourofelinae, Dinictis, Eusmilus insignis, Maofelis, Nimravinae, Nimravini, Pangurban, Pogonodon
Subtaxa: Eusmilus Hoplophoneus Nanosmilus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon, South Dakota collections)
• Oligocene of France (5), Germany (5), Switzerland (1), United States (23: California, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), China (2), Thailand (1), United States (12: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 53 collections including 55 occurrences