- Sansanosmilus
Sansanosmilus (pronounced - San-San-Oh-SMILE-Uss) is a genus of a
Nimravidae family (also known as Paleofelids) belonging to subfamilyBarbourofelidae . It lived from Middle to Upper Miocene in Europe, Asia and North America. It had short legs, it was very muscular and had a long tail. It was 1.5 m long and probably its weight was 80 kg.Subspecies of Sansanosmilus
"Sansanosmilus jourdani" - which lived in Astaracian and Vallesian stage in Spain, Germany and France
"Sansanosmilus jourdani vallesiensis" - which lived in Vallesian stage in Spain
"Sansanosmilus palmidens" - which lived in Orleanian and Astaracian stage in France and China
"Sansanosmilus vallesiensis (probably Sansanosmilus jourdani vallesiensis)" - which lived in Vallesian stage in Spain
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