''Maofelis cantonensis'' is an extinct basal

nimravid Nimravidae is an extinct family of carnivorans, sometimes known as false saber-toothed cats, whose fossils are found in North America and Eurasia. Not considered to belong to the true cats (family Felidae), the nimravids are generally considered ...

from Late

Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " ...

-aged Youganwo Formation of Maoming Basin, Guangdong Province, China.

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Prehistoric mammals of Asia Nimravidae Eocene carnivorans Fossil taxa described in 2016 Paleontology in Guangdong Prehistoric carnivoran genera {{paleo-carnivora-stub