Albanosmilus

Last updated

Albanosmilus
Temporal range: Middle to Late Miocene (Serravallian to Tortonian), 13–8.4  Ma
Ꞓ
O
S
D
C
P
T
J
K
Pg
N
↓
Albanosmilus jourdani - crani.jpg
Cranium of Albanosmilus jourdani
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family:† Barbourofelidae
Tribe:† Barbourofelini
Genus:† Albanosmilus
Kretzoi, 1929
Type species
Albanosmilus jourdani
(Filhol, 1883)
Other Species
  • Albanosmilus whitfordi(Barbour & Cook, 1915)

Albanosmilus is an extinct genus of the family Barbourofelidae. [1] It lived during Middle and Late Miocene in Eurasia and North America. [2] [3]

Contents


Classification

Bryant in his 1991 considered Albanosmilusas a member of the false sabre-toothed cat family Nimravidae. [4] However, Albanosmilus was eventually considered part of the Barbourofelidae, considered a synonym of Sansanosmilus . However, by 2013 it was considered a valid genus with two species: Albanosmilus jourdani, the type species (with synonyms Albanosmilus vallesiensis, Barbourofelis vallesiensis) and Albanosmilus whitfordi (with synonyms Barbourofelis whitfordi). [2] In the recent years, some studies suggest Barbourofelidae were actually members of the Nimravidae, under the subfamily Barbourofelinae. [5] [6]

A. jourdani may have migrated into North America and evolved into the genus Barbourofelis and the species A. whitfordi. [7]

Description

A. jourdani could weigh around 80–100 kg (180–220 lb), making it one of the largest members within Barbourofelidae, just behind Barbourofelis . [8] A. whitfordi is described to being smaller than the North American species of Barbourfelis. [9]

Paleobiology

Domingo and colleagues suggest based on isotopic values, A. jourdani and Machairodus aphanistus were specialized on different prey even if they inhabit similar habitats, they also suggest that the arrival of M. aphanistus may have led to the extinction of A. jourdani. [10] Coprolites likely referable to this genus were described in 2023, which may suggest that Albanosmilus was an apex predator in this locality. [11]

A. jourdani disappeared from the Iberian Peninsula around 9.1 Ma. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Albanosmilus in the Paleobiology Database
  2. 1 2 Robles, Josep M.; Alba, David M.; Fortuny, Josep; Esteban-Trivigno, Soledad De; Rotgers, Cheyenn; Balaguer, Jordi; Carmona, Raül; Galindo, Jordi; Almécija, Sergio; Bertó, Juan V.; Moyà-Solà, Salvador (2013). "New craniodental remains of the barbourofelid Albanosmilus jourdani(Filhol, 1883) from the Miocene of the Vallès-Penedès Basin (NE Iberian Peninsula) and the phylogeny of the Barbourofelini". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (8): 993–1022. doi:10.1080/14772019.2012.724090. S2CID   85157737.
  3. ↑ Tseng, Z. Jack; Takeuchi, Gary T.; Wang, Xiaoming (January 2010). "Discovery of the Upper Dentitle of Brbourofelis whitfordi (Nimravidae, Carnivora) and an Evaluation of the Genus in California". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 244–254. doi: 10.1080/02724630903416001 .
  4. ↑ Bryant, H. N. (1991). "Phylogenetic relationships and systematics of the Nimravidae (Carnivora)". Journal of Mammalogy. doi:10.2307/1381980. JSTOR   1381980.
  5. ↑ Wang, Xiaoming; White, Stuart C.; Guan, Jian (2 May 2020). "A new genus and species of sabretooth, Oriensmilus liupanensis (Barbourofelinae, Nimravidae, Carnivora), from the middle Miocene of China suggests barbourofelines are nimravids, not felids". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 18 (9): 783–803. doi:10.1080/14772019.2019.1691066. S2CID   211545222.
  6. ↑ Barrett, P. Z.; Hopkins, W. S. B.; Price, S. A. (2021). "How many sabertooths? Reevaluating the number of carnivoran sabertooth lineages with total-evidence Bayesian techniques and a novel origin of the Miocene Nimravidae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (1): e1923523. doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1923523. S2CID   236221655.
  7. ↑ Michael Morlo (2006). "New remains of Barbourofelidae from the Miocene of Southern Germany: implications for the history of barbourid migrations". Beiträge zur Paläontologie, Wien. 30: 339–346.
  8. ↑ Domingo, Laura; Domingo, M. Soledad; Koch, Paul L.; Alberdi, M. Teresa (May 10, 2017). "Carnivoran resource and habitat use in the context of a Late Miocene faunal turnover episode". Palaeontology. 60 (4): 461–483.
  9. ↑ Tseng, Z. Jack; Takeuchi, Gary T.; Wang, Xiaoming (January 2010). "Discovery of the Upper Dentitle of Brbourofelis whitfordi (Nimravidae, Carnivora) and an Evaluation of the Genus in California". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 30 (1): 244–254. doi: 10.1080/02724630903416001 .
  10. ↑ Domingo, Laura; Domingo, M. Soledad; Koch, Paul L.; Alberdi, M. Teresa (May 10, 2017). "Carnivoran resource and habitat use in the context of a Late Miocene faunal turnover episode". Palaeontology. 60 (4): 461–483.
  11. ↑ Gross, Martin; Prieto, Jérôme; Grímsson, Friðgeir; Bojar, Hans-Peter (2023-07-26). "Hyena and 'false' sabre-toothed cat coprolites from the late Middle Miocene of south-eastern Austria". Historical Biology: 1–20. doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2237979. ISSN   0891-2963.
  12. ↑ Domingo, Laura; Domingo, M. Soledad; Koch, Paul L.; Alberdi, M. Teresa (May 10, 2017). "Carnivoran resource and habitat use in the context of a Late Miocene faunal turnover episode". Palaeontology. 60 (4): 461–483.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.