Barbourofelidae (IMAGE)

National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)

Barbourofelidae

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The Barbourofelidae are an extinct family of catlike carnivores with impressive upper canines. Millions of years before sabertooth cats, they independently evolved the same combination of dagger teeth and robust arm bones.

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Photo taken at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Courtesy of Julie Meachen.

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