†Dinictis cyclops Cope 1879 (false sabre-tooth)
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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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