†family Nimravidae Cope 1880 (false sabre-tooth)
Parent taxon: Feliformia according to S. Tomiya 2011
Sister taxa: Aeluroida, Aeluroidea, Didymictida, Feloidea, Nandiniidae, Prionodon
Subtaxa: Nanosmilus, Nimravinae
Type: Nimravus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore