What the Hell is Nimravus

Nimravus is one of those animals I've been vaguely aware of for a while, but never really investigated deeper. But I was very excited to learn more about it once the patrons voted for it.

Nimravus is one of the most interesting mammals which ever lived, and it may help show how saber teeth potentially evolved in the first place, and how one cat living today, may have some of the adaptations needed to evolve saber teeth again.

• #science_technology
• #fossils
• #paleontology
• #john_day_fossil
• #fossil_beds
• #oligocene
• #nimravus
• #hoplophoneus
• #nimravids
• #saber_tooth
• #saber_teeth
• #smilodon
• #saber_toothed_cat
• #saber_toothed_tiger
• #mammal_evolution
• #cat
• #cat_evolution
• #feliformes
• #clouded_leopard
• #barbourofelis
• #first_cat