Previously placed as a subfamily of Nimravidae, the Barbourofelinae have been recently assigned to their own distinct family, Barbourofelidae, now thought to be taxonomically closer to the Felidae than to the Nimravidae. Barbourofelidae first appears in the fossil record in the early Miocene of Africa. By the end of the early Miocene a land bridge had opened between Africa and Eurasia, allowing for a faunal exchange between the two continent. Barbourofelids migrated through Eurasia, reaching No… (More on Barbourofelidae)