Barbourofelidae

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Barbourofelidae
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Feliformia Family: Barborofelidae

Previously placed as subfamily of Nimravidae, barbourofelinae has been recently assigned to its own distinct family Barbourofelidae, which is now thought to be taxonomically more closely related to Felidae than to Nimravidae.

Barbourofelidae is Miocene taxa appearing first in the fossil record in early miocene of Africa (Afrosmilus,Syrtosmilus,Ginsburgsmilus). By the end of early miocene land bridge opened between Africa and Eurasia allowing faunal exchange between the two continent. Barbourofelids migrated to Eurasia and reaching North America by the late Miocene represented there by genus Barbourofelis.

[edit] Classification

• Family: Barbourofelidae

• • • Genus: Prosansanosmilus
      • Prosansanosmilus peregrinus
      • Prosansanosmilus eggeri
    • Genus: Sansanosmilus
      • Sansanosmilus palmidens
    • Genus: Albanosmilus
      • Albanosmilus jourdani
      • Albanosmilus jourdani jourdani
      • Albanosmilus jourdani andresi
    • Genus: Vampyrictis
      • Vampyrictis vipera
    • Genus: Barbourofelis
      • Barbourofelis whitfordi
      • Barbourofelis vallesiensis
      • Barbourofelis lovei
      • Barbourofelis morrisi
      • Barbourofelis piveteaui
      • Barbourofelis fricki

[edit] References

MICHAEL MORLO, STÉPHANE PEIGNÉ and DORIS NAGEL A new species of Prosansanosmilus: implications for the systematic relationships of the family Barbourofelidae new rank (Carnivora, Mammalia) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Volume 140 Issue 1 Page 43 - January 2004

Lars W. van den Hoek Ostende, Michael Morlo & Doris Nagel Fossils explained 52 Majestic killers: the sabre-toothed cats Geology Today Volume 22 Issue 4 Page 150 - July 2006