Ginsburgsmilus
Extinct species of carnivore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ginsburgsmilus is an extinct genus of carnivorous mammal of the family Barbourofelidae that was endemic to Africa during the early Miocene. There is only one known specimen of Ginsburgsmilus napakensis,[1] dated to 20-19 mya.
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Ginsburgsmilus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | †Barbourofelidae |
Genus: | †Ginsburgsmilus Morales, Salesa, Pickford, & Soria 2001 |
Species: | †G. napakensis |
Binomial name | |
†Ginsburgsmilus napakensis Morales, Salesa, Pickford, & Soria 2001 | |
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