Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combination: Eusmilus adelos
Full reference: P. Z. Barrett. 2021. The largest hoplophonine and a complex new hypothesis of nimravid evolution. Scientific Reports 11(21078):1-9
Belongs to Hoplophoneus according to P.Z. Barrett and S.S.B. Hopkins 2024
See also Barrett 2021
Sister taxa: Hoplophoneus bidentatus, Hoplophoneus cerebralis, Hoplophoneus crassidens, Hoplophoneus dakotensis, Hoplophoneus occidentalis, Hoplophoneus oharrai, Hoplophoneus primaevus, Hoplophoneus sicarius, Hoplophoneus strigidens, Hoplophoneus villebramarensis
Type specimen: USNM 12820, a partial skeleton
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hoplophoneus adelos in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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