†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

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (2: Oregon, South Dakota collections)

• Oligocene of France (5), Germany (5), Switzerland (1), United States (22: California, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)

• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (2: Wyoming)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), China (2), Thailand (1), United States (12: Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 53 collections including 55 occurrences

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