Afrosmilus

Although Afrosmilus superficially looks like an African big cat,‭ ‬it is actually a barbourfelid,‭ ‬a group of mammals that appeared before the big cats of the Felidae.‭ ‬However‭ ‬exactly how close barbourofelids are to true cats is actually a matter of debate amongst palaeontologists with some claiming that they are not related at all to some that have even made the suggestion that they be included with the Felidae.‭ ‬As a barbourofelid Afrosmiluswould obviously have been a predator of other animals that may have even included early primates such as Proconsul.
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