†Afrosmilus hispanicus Morales et al. 2001 (false sabre-tooth)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Full reference: J. Morales, M.J. Salesa, M. Pickford and D. Soria. 2001. A new tribe, new genus and two new species of Barbourofelinae (Felidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of East Africa and Spain. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 92:97-102
Belongs to Afrosmilus according to J. Morales et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Afrosmilus africanus, Afrosmilus turkanae
Type specimen: MPZ-16506 and 16409, a maxilla
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Afrosmilus hispanicus in the database
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