Nanosmilus Martin 1992 (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Full reference: L. D. Martin. 1992. A new miniature saber-toothed nimravid from the Oligocene of Nebraska. Annales Zoologici Fennici 28:341-348

Parent taxon: Hoplophoneini according to P. Z. Barrett 2016

See also Bryant 1996, Martin 1992, Martin 1998 and Peigné 2003

Sister taxa: Eusmilus, Hoplophoneus

Subtaxa: Nanosmilus kurteni

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Type: Nanosmilus kurteni

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at UNSM SX-17 (Oligocene of Nebraska)

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