- the new
genus Afrosmilus by Miklós Kretzoi. A
second species Afrosmilus turkanae was
described in 1987. In 2001, a
third species,
Afrosmilus hispanicus,...
- †Vampyrictis
vipera Tribe †Afrosmilini †
Afrosmilus †
Afrosmilus afric**** †
Afrosmilus hispanicus †
Afrosmilus turkanae †Ginsburgsmilus (Morales, Salesa...
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later re****igned,
first to the
genus Metailurus, and then
finally to
Afrosmilus. In Asia, the
first description of
Pseudaelurus was in 1910, when a fragmentary...
- (Ailurictis) 1 ? ? ?
Ictidailurus 1 ? ? ?
Albanosmilus 3 18 3
Eurasia and
Africa Afrosmilus 1 25 10
Africa Barbourofelis 7 15 3
Eurasia and
Africa Ginsburgsmilus...
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skull Restoration of
Hyainailouros sulzeri (far left),
Cynelos eurydon,
Afrosmilus afric**** and
Hyainailouros napakensis (far right)
Scientific classification...
- Barbourofelidae; the
fossil material had been
previously identified as
Afrosmilus turkanae. "PaleoBiology Database: Ginsburgsmilus,
basic info". Archived...
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hyaenodont Exiguodon,
while larger predators include the
barbourofelid Afrosmilus, the bear-dog
Cynelos as well as a
variety of
hyaenodonts such as Hyainailourus...
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match those of
European pseudaelurines.
Similarities to the
barbourofelid Afrosmilus,
which was
originally considered to have been a feline, have been noted...
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present or not.
Kretzoi thought that
Sivasmilus lies
evolutionary between Afrosmilus afric**** and
Propontosmilus sivalensis [=Paramachaerodus orientalis]...
- reptiles. The
following fossils are
reported from the formation:
Mammals Afrosmilus afric****
Apodecter stromeri Bathyergoides neotertiarius Diamantomys luederitzi...
