Species Q. major Phylum Chordata Order Carnivores | Scientific name Quercylurus major Rank Genus | |
Similar Pogonodon, Dinaelurus, Carnivores, Prosansanosmilus, Eusmilus | ||
My drawing of quercylurus major
Quercylurus major is an extinct nimravid carnivoran, or "false sabre-tooth," from the early Oligocene of France. Its fossils are found from Early Oligocene strata in Quercy. Q. major. was possibly the largest nimravid ever known, as its fossils suggest it was similar in size to the modern-day brown bear and was scansorial. It was very muscular, walked on plantigrade (flat-footed). So far, there is only one described species within this genus - Q. major.
Contents
- My drawing of quercylurus major
- Relationships between quercylurus major and dinailurictis bonali nimravids
- Taxonomy
- References
Relationships between quercylurus major and dinailurictis bonali nimravids
Taxonomy
Quercylurus was named by Ginsburg (1979). It was assigned to Felidae by Carroll (1988), but later, it was then later placed within Nimravidae.
References
Quercylurus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA