false sabre-toothed cat

C2Paleontology

(technical)Extinct carnivorous mammals with elongated canine teeth, similar to true sabre-toothed cats but from different families like Nimravidae or Barbourofelidae.

Example

• The false sabre-toothed cat Dinailurictis is often mistaken for a true sabre-toothed cat due to its long canines.
• Fossils of false sabre-toothed cats provide insight into convergent evolution.