 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(December 2025) |
| Taotienimravus Temporal range: Middle Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | † Nimravidae |
| Subfamily: | † Nimravinae |
| Genus: | † Taotienimravus Jiangzuo et al., 2025 |
| Species: | †T. songi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Taotienimravus songi Jiangzuo et al., 2025 | |
Taotienimravus is an extinct genus of false saber tooth cats (Nimravinae) that lived in Eastern Asia during the middle Oligocene epoch. Currently only species in this genus is Taotienimravus songi making it a monotypic genus. Its lack of saber teeth and bone-cracking adaptations make Taotienimravus unique among Nimravidae. [1]
Phylogenetic analysis show that it is closely related to Nimravus and Dinaelurus . Genera like Taotienimravus show that with the extinction of many carnivorous groups like Oxyaenidae opened ecological niches to allow more members of Carnivora to fill those niches. [1]
