nimravus

• Nome científico de um gênero extinto de feliformes conhecidos como falsos dentes-de-sabre, que viveram durante o Eoceno e o Oligoceno.

A scientific noun referring to an extinct genus of false sabertoothed cats that lived during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs.

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1. Extinct carnivorous mammalC2formalscientific

   An extinct genus of carnivorous mammals from the Oligocene epoch, often referred to as false saber-toothed cats, which were not true cats but belonged to a related family.

   Mamífero carnívoro extinto

   • The Nimravus was a powerful predator of its time.
   • Fossils of Nimravus have been found in North America and Europe.
   • Unlike true saber-toothed cats, Nimravus had a different skull structure.