Barbourofelis

Barbourofelis Temporal range: Late Miocene-Pliocene 13.6–7.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
B. loveorum , Florida Museum of Natural History Fossil Hall at the University of Florida
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	†Barbourofelidae
Genus:	†Barbourofelis Schultz, Schultz & Martin, 1970
Type species
Barbourofelis fricki Schultz, Schultz & Martin, 1970
Species
†B. fricki †B. loveorum †B. morrisi †B. piveteaui

Barbourofelis is an extinct genus of large, carnivorous, mammals. They were a type of saber-toothed cat.

The genus was found in North America during the Miocene to Pleistocene. They lived from 13.6 – 5.3 million years ago (mya), which is about 8.3 million years.

Its flattened saber teeth were protected by a bony flange from the lower jaw. It was a saber-toothed cat, but it was not a close relative of cats such as Smilodon.

Barbourofelis has been difficult to classify. It was put in the Nimravidae by Schultz (1970) and Martin (1998).