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Nimravidae (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Machaerodus insignis Filhol
1880Nimravidae Cope
1889Nimravidae Cope p. 876
1979Eusmilus insignis Sigé et al.
1982Nimravidae Flynn and Galiano p. 50
1988Nimravidae Carroll
1991Nimravidae Bryant p. 68
2005Nimravidae Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin p. 842
2010Nimravidae Tseng et al.
2011Nimravidae Tomiya p. 17
2019Nimravidae de Bonis et al.
2022Nimravidae Poust et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
familyNimravidaeCope 1880

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Nimravidae Cope 1880 [false sabre-tooth]
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G. †Aelurogale Filhol 1872
Subfm. †Barbourofelinae Schultz et al. 1970
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Tr. †Afrosmilini Morales et al. 2001
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G. †Afrosmilus Kretzoi 1929
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†Afrosmilus africanus Andrews 1914
†Afrosmilus hispanicus Morales et al. 2001
†Afrosmilus turkanae Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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†Albanosmilus jourdani Filhol 1883
G. †Barbourofelis Schultz et al. 1970
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†Barbourofelis fricki Schultz et al. 1970
†Barbourofelis loveorum Baskin 1981
†Barbourofelis morrisi Schultz et al. 1970
†Barbourofelis piveteaui Ozansoy 1965
†Barbourofelis vallesiensis de Beaumont and Crusafont-Pairo 1982
†Barbourofelis whitfordi Barbour and Cook 1915
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Invalid names: Ischyrosmilus osborni Merriam 1919 [synonym]
G. †Ginsburgsmilus Morales et al. 2001
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†Ginsburgsmilus napakensis Morales et al. 2001
G. †Oriensmilus Wang et al. 2020
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†Oriensmilus liupanensis Wang et al. 2020
G. †Prosansanosmilus Heizmann et al. 1980
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†Prosansanosmilus eggeri Morlo et al. 2004
†Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. 1980
G. †Sansanosmilus Kretzoi 1929
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†Sansanosmilus jourdani Filhol 1883
†Sansanosmilus palmidens Blainville 1841
G. †Syrtosmilus Ginsburg 1978
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†Syrtosmilus syrtensis Ginsburg 1978
G. †Vampyrictis Kurten 1976
G. †Dinictis Leidy 1854
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†Dinictis felina Leidy 1854
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Invalid names: Daptophilus squalidens Cope 1873 [synonym], Dinictis bombifrons Adams 1895 [synonym], Dinictis cyclops Cope 1879 [synonym], Dinictis fortis Adams 1895 [synonym], Dinictis paucidens Riggs 1896 [synonym]
Invalid names: Daptophilus Cope 1873 [synonym]
Tr. †Hoplophoneini Kretzoi 1929
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G. †Eusmilus Gervais 1876
G. †Hoplophoneus Cope 1874
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†Hoplophoneus adelos Barrett 2021
†Hoplophoneus bidentatus Filhol 1872
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Invalid names: Ekgmoiteptecela olsontau Macdonald 1963 [synonym], Hoplophoneus belli Stock 1933 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus crassidens Cragin 1892
†Hoplophoneus dakotensis Hatcher 1895
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Invalid names: Dinotomius atrox Williston 1895 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus oharrai Jepsen 1926
†Hoplophoneus primaevus Leidy and Owen 1851
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Invalid names: Hoplophoneus insolens Adams 1896 [synonym], Hoplophoneus latidens Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus marshi Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus mentalis Sinclair 1921 [synonym], Hoplophoneus molossus Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus oreodontis Cope 1873 [synonym], Hoplophoneus robustus Adams 1896 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus sicarius Sinclair and Jepsen 1927
†Hoplophoneus villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet 2001
Invalid names: Dinotomius Williston 1895 [synonym], Ekgmoiteptecela Macdonald 1963 [synonym]
G. †Nanosmilus Martin 1992
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†Nanosmilus kurteni Martin 1992
G. †Maofelis Averianov et al. 2016
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†Maofelis cantonensis Averianov et al. 2016
Subfm. †Nimravinae Trouessart 1885
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G. †Dinailurictis Helbing 1922
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†Dinailurictis bonali Helbing 1922
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Invalid names: Ailurictis helbingi Kretzoi 1929 [synonym]
G. †Eofelis Kretzoi 1938
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†Eofelis edwardsii Filhol 1872
†Eofelis giganteus Peigné 2000
G. †Quercylurus Ginsburg 1979
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†Quercylurus major Ginsburg 1979
Invalid names: Hoplophoneinae [synonym]
Tr. †Nimravini Cope 1880
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G. †Dinaelurus Eaton 1922
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†Dinaelurus crassus Eaton 1922
G. †Nimravus Cope 1879
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†Nimravus brachyops Cope 1878
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Invalid names: Archaelurus debilis Cope 1879 [synonym], Dinictis major Lucas 1898 [synonym], Nimravus altidens Macdonald 1950 [synonym], Nimravus bumpensis Scott and Jepsen 1936 [synonym], Nimravus confertus Cope 1880 [synonym], Nimravus gomphodus Cope 1880 [synonym], Nimravus meridianus Stock 1933 [synonym], Nimravus sectator Matthew 1907 [synonym]
†Nimravus intermedius Filhol 1872
†Nimravus mongoliensis Gromova 1959
Invalid names: Archaelurus Cope 1879 [synonym], Nimravinus Kretzoi 1945 [synonym]
G. †Pangurban Poust et al. 2022
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†Pangurban egiae Poust et al. 2022
G. †Pogonodon Cope 1880
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†Pogonodon davisi Merriam 1906
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Invalid names: Pogonodon eileenae Macdonald 1970 [synonym], Pogonodon serrulidens Eaton 1922 [synonym]
†Pogonodon platycopis Cope 1879
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Invalid names: Pogonodon cismontanus Thorpe 1920 [synonym]
Invalid names: Eusmilus insignis Filhol 1876 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available