Dinaelurus

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Dinaelurus Fossil range: Late Eocene - Late Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Nimravidae Subfamily: Nimravinae Genus: Dinaelurus Species: D. crassus
Binomial name
Dinaelurus crassus

Dinaelurus was a nimravid cat-like carnivore that lived during the late Eocene to the late Miocene age. It is believed that Dinaelurus was a cursorial predator meaning it ran down its prey. This is suggested by the nimravid's short face and large nostril, similar to a cheetah which is also a cursorial predator. Only the skull was found in the John Day Formation in Oregon and was described by Eaton in 1922.

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