Quercylurus
Sign in to saveQuercylurus is an extinct nimravid carnivora (or "false sabre-toothed cat") from the Early to Late Oligocene of France and Spain. Its fossils were found in Early Oligocene strata in Quercy. It is known with only one species Quercylurus major. Q. major was one of the largest nimravids ever known, as its fossils suggest it was similar in size to the modern-day lion.
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- Parent taxon
- Nimravinae
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- taxon name
- Quercylurus
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- Quercylurus
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