Syrtosmilus
| Syrtosmilus Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | †Barbourofelidae |
| Tribe: | †Afrosmilini |
| Genus: | † Ginsburg, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| †Syrtosmilus syrtensis Ginsburg, 1978 | |
Syrtosmilus is a fossil genus of barbourofelid with a single species Syrtosmilus syrtensis, which was described based on a single specimen: an edentulous mandible that was found at the Early Miocene-aged site of Gebel Zelten in Libya. Within the Barbourofelidae, it is classified as part of the tribe Afrosmilini.[1][2]
References
- ^ Ginsburg, L. (1978). "Syrtosmilus syrtensis, n. gen., n. sp., felidé machairodontiforme du Burdigalien de Libye". Comptes Rendus Sommaire de la Société Géologique de France (in French). 2: 73–74.
- ^ Morales, J.; Pickford, M. (2018). "A new barbourofelid mandible (Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Grillental-6, Sperrgebiet, Namibia" (PDF). Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia. 18: 113–123.