After McKenna &Bell, 1997, Geraads & Güleç, 1997, and Peigné, 2001, 2003
<==o †Nimravidae Cope, 1880b (nimravidit; nimravids) |?- ?†Barbourofelinae Schultz, Schultz & Martin, 1970 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997 [Felidae: †Barbourofelini Schultz, Schultz & Martin, 1970; †Barbourofelidae sensu Morlo, Peigné & Nagel 2004] `--o †Nimravinae Cope, 1880b [Nimravidae Cope, 1880; Nimravinae Trouessart, 1885; Nimravini de Beaumont, 1964; Nimravidae Morlo, Peigné & Nagel 2004] [incl. Dinictinae Kretzoi, 1929; Dinictini de Beaumont, 1964; Pogonodontinae Kretzoi, 1929; Dinailurictinae Kretzoi, 1929; Hoplophoninae Bryant, 1996; McKenna & Bell, 1997] |--o †Nimravini Cope, 1880b sensu Bryant, 1996, and Peigné, 2001, 2003 | |-- †Dinaelurus crassus Eaton, 1922 | `--o †Nimravus Cope, 1879a [taxonomic history] | |-- †N. intermedius (Filhol, 1872a) [taxonomic history] | |-- †N. brachyops (Cope, 1878) [taxonomic history] | `?- ?†N. sectator Matthew, 1907 `--+--o †Eofelis Kretzoi, 1938 | |-- †E. edwardsii | `-- †E. major `--+--+-- †Pogonodon platycopis Cope, 1880a | `--o †Dinictis Leidy, 1854 | |-- †D. felina Leidy, 1854 | `-- †D. squalidens `--+?- †Quercylurus major Ginsburg, 1979 [Nimravus intermedius major; Pivetaeu, 1931; Dinailurictis bonali; Toohey, 1959; Quercylurus major Ginsburg, 1979; de Bonis & Cirot, 1995; Peigné, 2003; Nimravus sp.; Lacomba & Morales, 1987] |-- †Dinailurictis bonali Helbing, 1922 [Dinailurictis bonali Helbing, 1922; Ginsburg, 1979; de Bonis & Cirot, 1995; Peigné, 2003; Ailurictis helbengi; Kretzoi, 1929; Nimravus intermedius; Piveteau, 1931; Quercylurus major; Ginsburg, 1979; de Bonis & Cirot, 1995] `--o †Hoplophoneini Kreyzoi, 1929 sensu Bryant, 1996 [Hoplophoneinae Kretzoi, 1945; Hoplophoneini de Beaumont, 1964; Hoplophoneinae McKenna & Bell, 1997] [incl. Eusmilini Ginsburg, 1961; Eusmilini de Beaumont, 1966] |?- †Nanosmilus kurteni Martin, 1992 [juveline, possibly of †Hoplophoneus; Hoplophoneus kurteni Bryant, 1996] `==o †Hoplophoneus Cope, 1874 [Hoplophomus Studder, 1882 (lapsus calami); Dinotomius Williston, 1895; Drepanodon (in partim)] [paraphyletic sensu Bryant, 1996, and Peigné, 2003] L.Eoc.-E.Olig. NAm., ?E.Olig. As. |?- †H. latidens |-- †H. primaevus (Leidy & Owen in Leidy, 1851) [Machairodus primaevus Leidy & Owen in Leidy, 1851; Drepanodon primaevus Leidy, 1857; 1869; Hoplophoneus primaevus Cope, 1874; 1880; Adams, 1896; Matthew, 1910; Thorpe, 1920; Scott & Jepsen, 1936; Simpson, 1941; Hough, 1949; Galbreath, 1953; Bryant, 1996] |-- †H. occidentalis (Leidy, 1866) [Machairodus occidentalis Leidy, 1866; Drepanodon occidentalis Leidy, 1866; Scott & Jepsen, 1936; Hoplophoneus occidentalis Cope, 1880; Adams, 1896; Simpson, 1941; Bryant, 1996] |-- †H. mentalis Sinclair, 1921 [Drepanodon mentalis Scott & Jepsen, 1936] `--+-- †H. dakotensis (Hatcher, 1895) [Eusmilus dakotensis Hatcher, 1895; Hoplophoneus dakotensis Kretzoi, 1929; Morea, 1975; Bryant, 1984; 1996] `--o †Eusmilus Gervais, 1876 [Pareusmilus Kretzoi, 1929; Ekgmoiteptecela Macdonald, 1963] ?M.Eoc. As., E.-L.Olig. Eu., L.Olig. NAm. |-- †E. bidentatus (Filhol, 1872) `--+-- †E. cerebralis (Cope, 1880) [Machaerodus cerebralis Cope, 1880; Hoplophoneus cerebralis Cope, 1880; Eusmilus cerebralis Toohey, 1959; Bryant, 1984; Fremd et al., 1994; Bryant, 1996] [incl.? Hoplophoneus belli Stock, 1933; Ekgmoiteptecela olsontau Macdonald, 1963] `--+-- †E. sicarius Sinclair & Jepsen, 1927 [Hoplophoneus sicarius Morea, 1975; Bryant, 1984; 1996] `-- †E. villebramarensis
Nimravidae incertae sedis:
These are probably true cats (Felidae).
†Nimravides pedionomus
†Metailurus
†M. mongoliensis
†M. pamiri
†M. boodon
†M. parvulus
†M. minor
†M. major
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698. - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648.
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
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–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 17, #2, pp. 370-375 - McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., (eds.) 1997: Classification of mammals – above the species level.
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–Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: Vol. 140, #1, pp. 43-61 - Peigné, S., 2003: Systematic review of European Nimravinae (Mammalia, Carnivora, Nimravidae) and the phylogenetic relationships of Palaeogene Nimravidae.
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