Ginsburgsmilus

Ginsburgsmilus
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Barbourofelidae
Genus: Ginsburgsmilus
Morales, Salesa, Pickford, & Soria 2001
Species:
G. napakensis
Binomial name
Ginsburgsmilus napakensis
Morales, Salesa, Pickford, & Soria 2001

Ginsburgsmilus is an extinct genus of carnivorous mammal of the family Barbourofelidae that was endemic to Africa during the early Miocene. There is only one known specimen of Ginsburgsmilus napakensis,[1] dated to 20-19 mya.

  1. ^ "PaleoBiology Database: Ginsburgsmilus, basic info". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-08-08.