Barbourofelis loveorum Baskin, 1981
Systematics: Mammalia Carnivora Feliformia Barbourofelidae
Size: 1.8 m long
Type Horizon and Locality: Miocene, Alachua Formation (Late Clarendonian) Alachua County, Florida, US
Type Specimen: UF 24447, partial skeleton
This false saber-tooth cat was the size of a lion. The species B. loveorum has been found in Late Miocene layers of North America from Florida to California.
October 12, 2019
References:
J. A. Baskin. 1981. Barbourofelis (Nimravidae) and Nimravides (Felidae), with a Description of Two New Species from the Late Miocene of Florida. Journal of Mammalogy 62(1):122-139.
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