Pogonodon

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Pogonodon Fossil range: Late Oligocene
Pogonodon is labeled as #1 in this paleobiome illustration by John Day.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Nimravidae Subfamily: Nimravinae Genus: Pogonodon

Pogonodon (meaning "beard tooth") was a genus of saber-toothed cats, belonging to the Nimravidae, an extinct carnivora family, which strongly resembled modern felids in overall appearance. Pogonodon is known from the Late Oligocene of North America^[1].

[edit] References

1. ^ Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: [[Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level]http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/button_italic.png Kursiver Text] in Columbia University Press, New York 1997, 631 Seiten, ISBN 0-231-11013-8

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