Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative spelling: Deinictis
Synonym: Daptophilus Cope 1873
Parent taxon: Nimravidae according to P. Z. Barrett 2016
See also Alroy 2002, Bryant 1991, Bryant 1996, Cope 1880, Flynn and Galiano 1982, Hay 1902, Lambe 1908, Leidy 1856, Martin 1998, Matthew 1910, Peigné 2003, Scott and Jepsen 1936, Slater and Van Valkenburgh 2008 and Thorpe 1920
Sister taxa: Aelurogale, Barbourofelinae, Eusmilus insignis, Hoplophoneini, Maofelis, Nimravinae, Nimravini, Pangurban, Pogonodon
Subtaxa: Dinictis felina
Type: Dinictis felina
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (19: Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (10: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
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