Barbourofelidae

Barbourofelis is an extinct genus of large feliform, from the subfamily Barbourofelinae, which is part of the family of false-sabertooth cats known as Nimravidae. Barbourofelis, along with Albanosmilus, were the last known nimravids. Barbourofelis lived in North America and Eurasia during the Miocene epoch from 12 to 7 Ma.

Barbourofelinae is a subfamily of carnivorans within the extinct family of feliforms known as Nimravidae. Sometimes known as false saber-toothed cats, that lived in North America, Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene epoch (22.8—7 million years ago) and existed for about . Once thought to have been an independent lineage from the nimravids and Machairodontinae, most experts over the recent years have reclassified them as nimravids.

Sansanosmilus is an extinct genus of carnivorous mammal of the subfamily, Barbourofelinae and was found in Eurasia and lived during the Miocene from 16 to 11.4 mya, existing for . Including supplementary materials

Albanosmilus is an extinct genus of the subfamily Barbourofelinae, part of the family of feliforms known as Nimravidae. The genus currently consists of two named species: Albanosmilus jourdani and Albanosmilus whitfordi. Albanosmilus lived in Eurasia and North America from the Middle to Late Miocene from 12 to 7 mya, making it one of the last nimravids. By the late Middle Miocene, A. jourdani replaced Sansanosmilus in Europe, additionally the genus may have been ancestral to Barbourofelis.

Prosansanosmilus is an extinct genus of barbourofelin that lived in Europe during the Early Miocene epoch from 18 to 15.97 mya, existing for approximately .  Including supplementary materials It contains Prosansanosmilus peregrinus, which died out in the Miocene epoch.

Afrosmilus is a fossil genus of afrosmilin barbourofelin. It lived in Africa during the middle Miocene.

Ginsburgsmilus is an extinct genus of carnivorous mammal of the subfamily Barbourofelinae. This genus was endemic to Africa during the early Miocene. There is only one known specimen of Ginsburgsmilus napakensis, dated to 20-19 mya.

Oriensmilus is a fossil genus of barbourofelin containing a single species Oriensmilus liupanensis. It was described in 2020 based a nearly complete skull from the Middle Miocene-aged Tongxin Basin in northern China.

Jinomrefu is a fossil genus of barbourofelin containing a single species Jinomrefu lakwanza. It was described in 2020 based on fossils from the Paleogene-Neogene boundary locality at Nakwai, Kenya. ==References==