Sansanosmilus

Sansanosmilus
Temporal range: Late Miocene
Skull of S. palmidens
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Barbourofelidae
Tribe: Barbourofelini
Genus: Sansanosmilus
Kretzoi, 1929
Type species
Sansanosmilus palmidens
Kretzoi, 1929
Other Species
  • Sansanosmilus rhomboidalis
  • Sansanosmilus serratus

Sansanosmilus is an extinct genus of carnivorous mammal of the family Barbourofelidae (false saber-tooth cats) endemic to Europe, which lived during the Miocene, 16 to 13 mya, existing for approximately 3 million years. Including supplementary materials