†Afrosmilus turkanae Schmidt-Kittler 1987 (false sabre-tooth)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Full reference: N. Schmidt-Kittler. 1987. The Carnivora (Fissipedia) from the Lower Miocene of East Africa. Palaentographica A 197:85-126
Belongs to Afrosmilus according to N. Schmidt-Kittler 1987
Sister taxa: Afrosmilus africanus, Afrosmilus hispanicus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Afrosmilus turkanae in the database
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