''Eofelis'' is an extinct

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of small nimravid (false saber-toothed cats). They were catlike creatures that evolved in parallel with true cats but are not a part of the true cat lineage and have left no living descendants. Fossils have been found in the phosphorites of

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. It was recently determined that there were two distinct species of ''Eofelis'' from old collections, ''E. edwardsii'' being the most abundant. ''E. giganteus'' was very large, almost twice the size of ''E. edwardsii''.*Peigne, Stephane, 2000: A new species of ''Eofelis'' from the Phosphorites of Quercy, France. ''Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences Série IIA Sciences de la Terre et des Planètes''. 330(9): 653-658, 30

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Extinct CarnivoreNew Eofelis SpeciesTaxonomic Data
Nimravidae Oligocene carnivorans Oligocene mammals of Europe Paleogene France Fossils of France Quercy Phosphorites Formation Prehistoric carnivoran genera {{paleo-carnivora-stub