Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combinations: Albanosmilus whitfordi, Eusmilus whitfordi, Megantereon whitfordi, Sansanosmilus whitfordi
Synonyms: Albanosmilus osborni Merriam 1919, Barbourofelis osborni Merriam 1919, Ischyrosmilus osborni Merriam 1919, Megantereon osborni Merriam 1919, Sansanosmilus osborni Merriam 1919
Full reference: E. H. Barbour and H. J. Cook. 1915. A new saber-toothed cat from Nebraska. Nebraska Geological Survey 4(17):235-238
Belongs to Barbourofelis according to Z. J. Tseng et al. 2010
See also Barbour and Cook 1915, Baskin 1981, Gregory 1942, Mawby 1965, Merriam 1919, Schultz et al. 1970 and Voorhies 1990
Sister taxa: Barbourofelis fricki, Barbourofelis loveorum, Barbourofelis morrisi, Barbourofelis piveteaui, Barbourofelis vallesiensis
Type specimens:
- Barbourofelis whitfordi: UNSM 7-2-4-13, a mandible. Its type locality is Whitford's Quarry No. 2, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Ash Hollow Formation of Nebraska.
- Ischyrosmilus osborni: UCMP V-19476, a mandible.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (10: California, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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