Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata | |
Similar Prosansanosmilus, Carnivores, Barbourofelidae, Dinaelurus, Quercylurus | ||
Ginsburgsmilus is an extinct genus of carnivorous mammal of the family Barbourofelidae (false saber-tooth cats) that was endemic to Africa during the early Miocene. There is only one known specimen of Ginsburgsmilus napakensis, dated to 20-19 mya.
Taxonomy
Ginsburgsmilus was named by Morales et al. (2001). It was assigned to Barbourofelidae by Morlo et al. (2004) and Morlo (2006).
In 2001, a team led by Jorge Morales described Ginsburgsmilus as a new genus in the family Barbourofelidae; the fossil material had been previously identified as Afrosmilus turkanae.
References
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