Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combination: Eusmilus dakotensis
Full reference: J. B. Hatcher. 1895. Discovery, in the Oligocene of South Dakota, of Eusmilus, a Genus of Sabre-toothed Cats New to North America. The American Naturalist 29(348):1091-1093
Belongs to Hoplophoneus according to P. Z. Barrett 2016
See also Bryant 1984, Bryant 1996, Hay 1902, Jepsen 1933 and Peigné 2003
Sister taxa: Hoplophoneus cerebralis, Hoplophoneus crassidens, Hoplophoneus occidentalis, Hoplophoneus oharrai, Hoplophoneus primaevus, Hoplophoneus sicarius, Hoplophoneus strigidens
Type specimen: PU 11079, a mandible
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at South of White River (Oligocene to Oligocene of South Dakota)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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