Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combination: Machaerodus strigidens
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1878. On some of the characters of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 18(102):63-78
Belongs to Hoplophoneus according to E. D. Cope 1880
See also Bryant 1996, Cope 1878, Fremd 1994 and Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Hoplophoneus cerebralis, Hoplophoneus crassidens, Hoplophoneus dakotensis, Hoplophoneus occidentalis, Hoplophoneus oharrai, Hoplophoneus primaevus, Hoplophoneus sicarius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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