Nimravus fossil map
Where fossils of Nimravus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 30 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 37.71–18.5 million years ago (Priabonian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Nimravidae |
| Named by | Cope 1879 |
| Fossil records | 72 occurrences at 28 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, France, Mongolia, Germany, Thailand, Georgia |
| Rock formations | txn:41036, John Day, Hsanda Gol, Brule, Sharps, Ergilin Dzo |
About Nimravus
Nimravus is an extinct genus of "false" saber-toothed cat that lived in North America and Eurasia during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs 35.3—27.1 mya, existing for approximately 7.9 million years. Not closely related to true saber-toothed cats, they evolved a similar form through parallel evolution. Fossils have been uncovered from western U.S. from Oregon to Southern California and Nebraska, and also from Eurasia from France to Mongolia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nimravus (revision 1380847670), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q134562.
