Dinaelurus

In Depth        Dinaelurus is little known nimravid that is so far only known from the John Day Formation in Oregon,‭ ‬USA.‭ ‬Other North American nimravids that Dinaelurus could have possibly come into contact with include Hoplophoneus,‭ ‬Dinictis,‭ ‬Eusmilus and particularly the type genus of the Nimravidae,‭ ‬Nimravus. Further Reading Further reading- John Day Felidae in … Read more

Quercylurus

In Depth        Most nimravids were relatively small cat-like mammals that ranged between one and two metres in length,‭ ‬but Quercylurus was a giant when compared to these,‭ ‬something which leads to the popular comparison of Quercylurus being the size of a brown bear.‭ ‬This size would make Quercylurus comparable to some of the larger creodont … Read more

Eusmilus

In Depth        Out of all of the nimravids,‭ ‬mammalian predators better known as the‭ ‘‬false sabre-toothed cats‭’‬,‭ ‬Eusmilus seems to have been one of the most dangerous.‭ ‬Not only did Eusmilus grow to be one of the largest known nimravids at up to two and a half meters long,‭ ‬but a skull of its smaller … Read more

Dinailurictis

In Depth        Dinailurictis is so similar to another nimravid called Quercylurus that it has actually been considered to be a synonym to it.‭ ‬Also like with Quercylurus,‭ ‬Dinailurictis has also been considered to be a synonym to Nimravus,‭ ‬the type genus of the Nimravidae.‭ ‬However not all researchers are convinced by these ideas,‭ ‬one reason … Read more

Nimravus

nimravus

In Depth Nimravus‭ ‬-‭ ‬Not a Cat‭!        Nimravus is the type genus of the‭ ‬Nimravidae group of mammals that are better known as the‭ ‘‬false sabre-toothed cats‭’‬.‭ ‬This is because while Nimravus and others like it looked like the big cats,‭ ‬they actually evolved from a different line of mammals than the true cats that … Read more

Eofelis

In Depth        Eofelis is one of‭ ‬the better known nimravids from Western Europe.‭ ‬Initially there was only one species but re-evaluation of the known fossils has determined that the larger specimens are actually those of a distinct species from the smaller remains,‭ ‬leading to the creation of E.‭ ‬giganteus. Further Reading – A new species … Read more

Dinictis

In Depth        As a nimravid,‭ ‬Dinictis looked and hunted like a cat,‭ ‬yet it hunted across North America during a much earlier period before the emergence of true cats,‭ ‬hence the reason why the label of‭ ‘‬false sabre-toothed cat‭’ ‬is often applied to Dinictis as well as the other nimravids.‭ ‬One key difference is the … Read more

Pogonodon

In Depth        A little known nimravid,‭ ‬Pogonodon seems to have had a wide distribution from the USA to the Ukraine as well as existing for around twenty-three and half million years.‭ ‬This suggests that Pogonodon would have been one of the most successful genera of nimravid so far known. Further Reading Further reading- Scientific news. … Read more