Skip to content
EntityQ24514438· pop 9· linked from 21 articles

Afrosmilus

Sign in to save

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

Wikidata facts

Image
Afrosmilus africanus.png
Show 2 more facts
taxon name
Afrosmilus
Commons category
Afrosmilus
Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

2 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy and evolution
  • References

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

==Taxonomy and evolution== The species Pseudaelurus africanus was first described in 1914; in 1929 it was assigned to the new genus Afrosmilus by Miklós Kretzoi.

Available in 7 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0

Connections

Categories