Afrosmilus
Extinct genus of barbourofelid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Extinct genus of barbourofelid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afrosmilus is a fossil genus of afrosmilin barbourofelid. It lived in Africa during the middle Miocene.
Afrosmilus Temporal range: Middle Miocene | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Restoration of Hyainailouros sulzeri (far left), Cynelos eurydon, Afrosmilus africanus and Hyainailouros napakensis (far right) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | †Barbourofelidae |
Tribe: | †Afrosmilini |
Genus: | †Afrosmilus Kretzoi, 1929 |
Type species | |
†Afrosmilus africanus (Andrews, 1914) | |
Species | |
|
The species Pseudaelurus africanus was first described in 1914;[1] in 1929 it was assigned to the new genus Afrosmilus by Miklós Kretzoi.[2]
A second species Afrosmilus turkanae was described in 1987.[3]
In 2001, a third species, Afrosmilus hispanicus, was described along with the closely related genus Ginsburgsmilus; for these earlier African barbourofelines the tribe Afrosmilini was erected.[4]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.