†Afrosmilus Kretzoi 1929 (false sabre-tooth)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Parent taxon: Afrosmilini according to J. Morales et al. 2008
See also Anyonge 1991, Carroll 1988, Morlo 2006, Morlo et al. 2004 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Afrosmilus africanus Afrosmilus hispanicus Afrosmilus turkanae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection), Namibia (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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