Maofelis
Maofelis cantonensis is an extinct basal nimravid from Late Eocene-aged Youganwo Formation of Maoming Basin, Guangdong Province, China.[1]
| Maofelis Temporal range: Priabonian | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | †Nimravidae |
| Genus: | †Maofelis Averianov et al., 2016 |
| Type species | |
| Maofelis cantonensis Averianov et al., 2016 | |
References
- Averianov, Alexander; Obraztsova, Ekaterina; Danilov, Igor; Skutschas, Pavel; Jin, Jianhua (2016). "First nimravid skull from Asia". Scientific Reports. 6: 25812. doi:10.1038/srep25812. PMC 4861911. PMID 27161785.
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| Incertae sedis |  | |
| Nimravini | ||
| Hoplophoneini | ||
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