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| Geraads, D.; Glec, E. | |
| Relationships of _Barbourofelis piveteaui_ (Ozansoy, 1965), a late Miocene Nimravid (Carnivora, Mammalia) from central Turkey | |
| 1997 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (17): 370-375 | |
An incomplete skull and associated mandible of "Megantereon" piveteaui Ozansay, 1965, from the Middle Sinap Formation (Vallersian Mammal Age, early late Miocene) of Turkey is one of the best preserved and perhaps the latest known record of the Nimravidae outside North America. It shares many synapomorphies (such as masseter insertion) with North American Barbourafelis, and is accordingly referred to this genus, which is probably also includes B. vallesiensis (Beaumont and Crusafont, 1982) from the late Miocene of Spain. Immigration of this group into North America may have taken place near the middle/late Miocene boundary. |
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