Nimravides
Sign in to saveNimravides is a genus of extinct saber-toothed cats that was endemic in North America during the Late Miocene, from 11 to 6.5 Ma. Despite its scientific name, Nimravides does not belong to the Nimravidae, but is a true cat belonging to the family Felidae.
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Nimravides is a genus of extinct saber-toothed cats that was endemic in North America during the Late Miocene, from 11 to 6.5 Ma. Despite its scientific name, Nimravides does not belong to the Nimravidae, but is a true cat belonging to the family Felidae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Nimravides was originally described by Kitt in 1958 for the species "Pseudaelurus" thinobates. In 1969, Dalquest described the species Pseudaelurus hibbardi. The species Machaerodus catocopis was described by Cope in 1887, based on a partial mandible from the Loup Fork Beds. The species Pseudaelurus thinobates and Pseudaelurus pedionomus were both described by James Reid MacDonald in 1948.