Original sentence: Its name is a reference to the Biblical character Nimrod the Hunter, as the generic name Nimravus is a compound word composed of "Nimrod" and "Avus (ancestor)," thus translating as "Ancestor of Nimrod.Nimravus is an extinct genus of sabertoothed, predatory feliform mammals related to felids.Species have been found in France and parts of North America from the early Oligocene to early Miocene.ca:Nimravus.fr:Nimravus.nl:Nimravus.zh:獵虎
Edited sentence: A single specimen was examined by M.Archaelurus debilis, Dinictis major, N.Fossils were uncovered in the western U.It is the type genus of Nimravidae, Nimravinae.It was assigned to Nimravidae by Cope (1879) and Martin (1998); and to Nimravinae by Flynn and Galiano (1982), Bryant (1991) and Hunt (1998).Mendoza for body mass and was estimated to have a weight of 29.5 kg (65 lbs).Nimravus is an extinct genus of the family Nimravidae, subfamily Nimravinae (false saber-toothed cat) endemic to North America during the Oligocene epoch (33.3—26.3 mya), existing for approximately.Nimravus was named by Cope (1879) [status called into question by Bryant 1996].Unrealated to saber-toothed cats, they evolved a similar form through parallel evolution.altidens, N.brachyops (syn.bumpensis, N.confertus, N.from Oregon to southern California to Nebraska.gomphodus, N.hu:Nimravus.meridianus), N