Adelphailurus
| Adelphailurus Temporal range: Middle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | †Machairodontinae |
| Tribe: | †Metailurini |
| Genus: | †Adelphailurus Hibbard, 1934 |
| Type species | |
| Adelphailurus kansensis Hibbard, 1934 | |
| Range of Adelphailurus based on fossil record | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Metailurus kansensis (Hibbard, 1934) sensu Andersson & Werdelin, 2005 | |
Adelphailurus is an extinct genus of metailurin machairodontine (saber-toothed) cat that inhabited western North America during the middle Pliocene. It is monotypic, containing only the species Adelphailurus kansensis.