Hoplophoneus
Sign in to saveHoplophoneus (Greek: "murder" (phonos), "weapon" (hoplo)) is an extinct genus of saber-toothed carnivoran belonging to the family Nimravidae, sometimes known as false saber-toothed cats. The titular member of the subfamily Hoplophoninae, it is closely related to nimravids such as Eusmilus and Nanosmilus. Hoplophoneus lived in North America and Asia during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene epochs from 35.7 to 30.5 mya, existing for approximately . Including supplementary materials The genus currently consists of three named species: H. oharri, H. occidentalis, and H. primaveus.
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Hoplophoneus (Greek: "murder" (phonos), "weapon" (hoplo)) is an extinct genus of saber-toothed carnivoran belonging to the family Nimravidae, sometimes known as false saber-toothed cats. The titular member of the subfamily Hoplophoninae, it is closely related to nimravids such as Eusmilus and Nanosmilus. Hoplophoneus lived in North America and Asia during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene epochs from 35.7 to 30.5 mya, existing for approximately . Including supplementary materials The genus currently consists of three named species: H. oharri, H. occidentalis, and H. primaveus.
==Taxonomy== H. strigidens was considered nomen dubium by Bryant in 1996. In 2000, an unnamed species of Hoplophoneus was found within late Eocene rocks of Thailand.
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