Ginsburgsmilus napakensis Morales et al. 2001 (false sabre-tooth)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Full reference: J. Morales, M.J. Salesa, M. Pickford and D. Soria. 2001. A new tribe, new genus and two new species of Barbourofelinae (Felidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of East Africa and Spain. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 92:97-102

Belongs to Ginsburgsmilus according to Morales 2001

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UM Nap IX 1966, a maxilla

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Napak (Napak Member) (Miocene of Uganda)

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