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'''''Quercylurus''''' is a [[nimravid]] "false sabre tooth" belonging to subfamily Nimravinae which lived during Late Oligocene in Europe. It was probably 1 m high. There is only one known specimen of this genus - Quercylurus major.
'''''Quercylurus''''' is a [[nimravid]] "false sabre tooth" belonging to subfamily Nimravinae which lived during Late Oligocene in Europe. It was probably the largest nimravid ever known. Quercylurus was the same size as a today's brown bear.it was very muscular, walked on plantigrade (flat-footed). There is only one known specimen of this genus - Quercylurus major.


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Quercylurus
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Genus:
Quercylurus
Species:
Q. major
Binomial name
Quercylurus major

Quercylurus is a nimravid "false sabre tooth" belonging to subfamily Nimravinae which lived during Late Oligocene in Europe. It was probably the largest nimravid ever known. Quercylurus was the same size as a today's brown bear.it was very muscular, walked on plantigrade (flat-footed). There is only one known specimen of this genus - Quercylurus major.