Quercylurus
| Quercylurus Temporal range: Early Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Nimravidae |
| Subfamily: | †Nimravinae |
| Genus: | Quercylurus |
| Species: | Q. major |
| Binomial name | |
| Quercylurus major Ginsburg 1979 | |
Quercylurus major is an extinct nimravid carnivoran.
Q. major is a member of a family of "false sabre-tooths", Nimravidae. It was possibly the largest nimravid ever known, as its fossils suggest it was similar in size to the modern-day brown bear and was scansorial.[1] It was very muscular, walked on plantigrade (flat-footed). So far, there is only one described species within this genus - Q. major.
Taxonomy
Quercylurus was named by Ginsburg (1979). It was assigned to Felidae by Carroll (1988),[2] but later, it was then later placed within Nimravidae.