Nimravidae

Nimravidae Temporal range: Middle Eocene to Late Miocene, 40–7.246 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Hoplophoneus mentalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	†Nimravidae Cope, 1880
Genera
†Dinailurictis †Dinictis †Eofelis †Maofelis †Pogonodon †Quercylurus Tribe †Nimravini †Dinaelurus †Nimravus Tribe †Hoplophoneini †Eusmilus †Hoplophoneus †Nanosmilus

The Nimravidae is an extinct family in the Carnivora. It is a type of cat-like mammal in the suborder Feliformia. They lived in North America, Europe, and Asia from the Eocene through the Miocene epochs, 42–20 million years ago (mya). They lasted for about 22 million years.^[1]

Although some nimravids physically resembled the sabre-toothed cats of genus Smilodon, they were not closely related, but evolved a similar form through parallel evolution.

The ancestors of nimravids and felids diverged from their common ancestor about 50 mya. Most had muscular, low-slung, catlike bodies, but with shorter legs and tails.

1. ↑ "PaleoBiology Database: Nimravidae, basic info". Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2012-07-09.