Vampyrictis
| Vampyrictis Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Nimravidae |
| Subfamily: | †Barbourofelinae |
| Genus: | †Vampyrictis Kurtén, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| †Vampyrictis vipera Kurtén, 1978 | |
Vampyrictis is a fossil genus of barbourofelin containing a single species Vampyrictis vipera. It was described based on fragmentary jaw material from the Miocene-aged Beglia Formation in Tunisia.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Kurtén, B. (1978). "Fossil carnivora from the late Tertiary of Bled Douarah and Cherichira, Tunisia". Notes du Service géologique de Tunisie. 42: 177-214 (volume for 1976).
- ↑ Werdelin, Lars (2019). "Middle Miocene Carnivora and Hyaenodonta from Fort Ternan, western Kenya". Geodiversitas. 41 (6): 270. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a6. S2CID 146620949.
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