Dinictis cyclops Cope 1879 (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Alternative combination: Deinictis cyclops

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1879. On the genera of Felidae and Canidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (extract) 1-27

Belongs to Dinictis according to E. D. Cope 1880

See also Bryant 1996, Cope 1879, Hay 1902 and Toohey 1959

Sister taxa: Dinictis felina, Dinictis squalidens

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at John Day Units E and F ( of Oregon)

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