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Taxonomy
Dinofelis was named by Zdansky (1924). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Metailurini by Berta and Galiano (1983) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008); to Felidae by Zdansky (1924), Carroll (1988) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010); and to Machairodontinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Jiangzuo et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Metailurini by Berta and Galiano (1983) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008); to Felidae by Zdansky (1924), Carroll (1988) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010); and to Machairodontinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Jiangzuo et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1924 | Dinofelis Zdansky |
| 1980 | Dinofelis Kurten and Anderson p. 190 |
| 1983 | Dinofelis Berta and Galiano p. 896 |
| 1988 | Dinofelis Carroll |
| 2008 | Dinofelis Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407 |
| 2010 | Dinofelis Werdelin and Peigne p. 650 |
| 2022 | Dinofelis Jiangzuo et al. |
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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.
G. †Dinofelis Zdansky 1924
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†Dinofelis abeli Zdansky 1924
†Dinofelis aronoki Werdelin and Lewis 2001
†Dinofelis barlowi Broom 1937
†Dinofelis cristata Falconer and Cautley 1836
†Dinofelis darti Toerien 1955
†Dinofelis diastemata Astre 1929
†Dinofelis palaeoonca Meade 1945
†Dinofelis petteri Werdelin and Lewis 2001
†Dinofelis piveteaui Ewer 1955
†Dinofelis werdelini Jiangzuo et al. 2023
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available