Eusmilus bidentatus
9999Eusmilus (Eusmilus Gervais, 1876)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Nimravidae
Size: 1,5 m in length, 60 cm in height, 30-50 kg of weight.
Time period: that lived in Europe during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene epochs (37.2-28.4 mya).
Typical representative: Eusmilus bidentatus Filhol, 1872
Eusmilus ('true saber') is a prehistoric genus of the family Nimravidae, subfamily Nimravinae endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during the Late Eocene-Early Oligocene epochs (37.2-28.4 million years ago), existing for approximately 8.8 million years. Eusmilus had a long body and was about as tall as a leopard. It had developed long saber teeth and looked like a saber-toothed cat, but was actually a so-called 'false saber-tooth'. Most were leopard-sized and rather long-bodied and short-legged compared to modern leopards. Some reached 2 metres long. A single specimen was examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 50 kg.
Eusmilus (Eusmilus Gervais, 1876)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Nimravidae
Size: 1,5 m in length, 60 cm in height, 30-50 kg of weight.
Time period: that lived in Europe during the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene epochs (37.2-28.4 mya).
Typical representative: Eusmilus bidentatus Filhol, 1872
Eusmilus ('true saber') is a prehistoric genus of the family Nimravidae, subfamily Nimravinae endemic to North America, Europe, and Asia during the Late Eocene-Early Oligocene epochs (37.2-28.4 million years ago), existing for approximately 8.8 million years. Eusmilus had a long body and was about as tall as a leopard. It had developed long saber teeth and looked like a saber-toothed cat, but was actually a so-called 'false saber-tooth'. Most were leopard-sized and rather long-bodied and short-legged compared to modern leopards. Some reached 2 metres long. A single specimen was examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 50 kg.
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