Barbourofelis
Barbourofelis is an extinct genus of large, carnivorous, mammals. They were a type of saber-toothed cat.
| Barbourofelis Temporal range: Late Miocene-Pliocene
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| File:Barbourofelis loveorum.jpg | |
| B. loveorum , Florida Museum of Natural History Fossil Hall at the University of Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Barbourofelis |
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| Barbourofelis fricki Schultz, Schultz & Martin, 1970
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The genus was found in North America during the Miocene to Pleistocene. They lived from 13.6 – 5.3 million years ago (mya), which is about 8.3 million years.[1]
Its flattened saber teeth were protected by a bony flange from the lower jaw. It was a saber-toothed cat, but it was not a close relative of cats such as Smilodon.[2]
Barbourofelis has been difficult to classify. It was put in the Nimravidae by Schultz (1970) and Martin (1998).
Barbourofelis Media
- M. Antón. (2013). Walking with sabertooths (fig. 1).png
Restoration of the head of B. fricki by Mauricio Antón
Fossil of Barbourofelis, an extinct mammal - Took the picture at Museo di Paleontologia di Firenze
- Teloceras and Barbourofelis.jpg
B. loveorum mounted as if attacking Teleoceras
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