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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| 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
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
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References
- ↑ "Paleobiology Database (Barbourofelidae)". Retrieved 19 Oct 2012.
- ↑ Antón, Mauricio 2013. Sabertooth. Bloomington, Indiana: University of Indiana Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780253010421