Dinofelis barlowi
5858Dinofelis barlowi (Dinofelis barlowi Broom, 1937)
? Therailurus Piveteau
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Dimensions: length - 1,7 m, height - 60 - 85 cm, weight - 120 kg
Temporal range: during the Middle Pliocene - Early Pelistocene epoch (Africa)
Dinofelis is a genus of saber-toothed cats (Felinae) belonging to the tribe Metailurini. They were widespread in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America at least 5 million to about 1.2 million years ago (Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene). In size they were between a modern leopard and a lion, most being about the size of a jaguar (70 cm tall and up to 120 kg), medium-sized but powerful cats that possessed two prominent sabre teeth. The front limbs were particularly robust compared to the modern cats (even the jaguar). This stout body may implicate a preference for dense or mixed habitats although it may also have been similar to the extant jaguar with its range from forest to open range including wetland.
Dinofelis barlowi (Dinofelis barlowi Broom, 1937)
? Therailurus Piveteau
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Dimensions: length - 1,7 m, height - 60 - 85 cm, weight - 120 kg
Temporal range: during the Middle Pliocene - Early Pelistocene epoch (Africa)
Dinofelis is a genus of saber-toothed cats (Felinae) belonging to the tribe Metailurini. They were widespread in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America at least 5 million to about 1.2 million years ago (Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene). In size they were between a modern leopard and a lion, most being about the size of a jaguar (70 cm tall and up to 120 kg), medium-sized but powerful cats that possessed two prominent sabre teeth. The front limbs were particularly robust compared to the modern cats (even the jaguar). This stout body may implicate a preference for dense or mixed habitats although it may also have been similar to the extant jaguar with its range from forest to open range including wetland.