Hoplophoneus adelos Barrett 2021 (false sabre-tooth)

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

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