Barbourofelis lovei

Barbourofelis is an extinct genus of large carnivores of North america during the Miocene.most of them were Lion-size animals,which had one of the longest canines of all sabertooths. Another characteristic of them was the prominent flange of their mandibles which can be compared to Thylacosmilus. Some authors classify them as a distinct family(Barbourofelidae)but mostly are considered to be a member of Nimravidae.