Nimravinae Explained

The Nimravinae are a subfamily of the Nimravidae, an extinct family of feliform mammalian carnivores sometimes known as false saber-toothed cats. They were endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia from the Middle Eocene through the Late Miocene epochs (Bartonian through Tortonian stages, 40.4—7.2 mya), spanning about .[1] Centered in North America, the radiation of the Nimravinae from the Eocene to Oligocene was the first radiation of cat-like carnivorans.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=65414&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: Nimravinae, basic info
  2. Book: Bryant, Harold N. . Nimravidae . The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America . Donald R. Prothero and Robert J. Emry . Cambridge, England . Cambridge University Press . 1996 . 468 . 0521433878.