Oriensmilus liupanensis
Taxonavigation
editGenus: †Oriensmilus
Species: †Oriensmilus liupanensis
Name
editOriensmilus liupanensis Wang, White & Guan, 2020
Holotype IVPP V25220
Type locality: "Gunziling, about 10–12 km south of the small village Dingjia'ergou ... in the Tongxin Basin, Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region; upper part of Zhang'enbao Formation"; China.
Etymology: "the Tongxin Basin is located at the northern foot-hills of the Liupan Mountains" [Wang et al., 2020]
References
editPrimary references
edit- Wang, X., White, S.C. & Guan, J. 2020. A new genus and species of sabretooth, Oriensmilus liupanensis (Barbourofelinae, Nimravidae, Carnivora), from the middle Miocene of China suggests barbourofelines are nimravids, not felids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 18(9): 783–803. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2019.1691066 PDF Reference page.