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Nimravus
Taxonomy
Nimravus was named by Cope (1879) [status called into question by Bryant 1996]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Nimravidae, Nimravinae.
It was assigned to Nimravidae by Cope (1879) and Martin (1998); and to Nimravinae by Flynn and Galiano (1982), Bryant (1991), Hunt (1998) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
It was assigned to Nimravidae by Cope (1879) and Martin (1998); and to Nimravinae by Flynn and Galiano (1982), Bryant (1991), Hunt (1998) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
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Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Aelurogale Filhol p. 10 |
| 1879 | Archaelurus Cope |
| 1879 | Nimravus Cope |
| 1929 | Archaelurus Kretzoi |
| 1936 | Archaelurus Scott and Jepsen |
| 1945 | Archaelurus Simpson |
| 1982 | Nimravus Flynn and Galiano p. 53 |
| 1988 | Aelurogale Carroll |
| 1991 | Nimravus Bryant p. 69 |
| 1998 | Nimravus Hunt, Jr. p. 230 |
| 1998 | Nimravus Martin |
| 2008 | Nimravus Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407 |
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