Dinailurictis
Sign in to saveDinailurictis is an extinct nimravid carnivoran (or "false sabre-toothed cat") belonging to the subfamily Nimravinae. It was named in 1922, with subsequent material being recovered from Early to Late Oligocene deposits across France and Spain.
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Dinailurictis is an extinct nimravid carnivoran (or "false sabre-toothed cat") belonging to the subfamily Nimravinae. It was named in 1922, with subsequent material being recovered from Early to Late Oligocene deposits across France and Spain.
== Taxonomy == There is only one known species classified within the genus, Dinailurictis bonali. Initial remains from La Tuque, France consisted of a left, upper canine noticeably larger than Eofelis, Nimravus, and Eusmilus. Subsequent remains consisting of limb bones and additional teeth have since been found.
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