Carnivora from the early Oligocene of the ‘ Phosphorites du Quercy’ in southwestern France Author Bonis, Louis de Palevoprim: laboratoire de Paléontologie, Évolution, Paléoécosystèmes, Paléoprimatologie, Bâtiment B 35 TSA 51106, 6 rue Michel Brunet F- 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 (France) louis.debonis@univ-poitiers.fr Author Gardin, Axelle Palevoprim: laboratoire de Paléontologie, Évolution, Paléoécosystèmes, Paléoprimatologie, Bâtiment B 35 TSA 51106, 6 rue Michel Brunet F- 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 (France) axelle.gardin@univ-poitiers.fr Author Blondel, Cécile Palevoprim: laboratoire de Paléontologie, Évolution, Paléoécosystèmes, Paléoprimatologie, Bâtiment B 35 TSA 51106, 6 rue Michel Brunet F- 86073 Poitiers cedex 9 (France) cecile.blondel@univ-poitiers.fr text Geodiversitas 2019 2019-09-10 41 15 601 621 journal article 10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a15 1e89d723-7f54-4d6b-85dd-6bcd573eca32 1638-9395 3694209 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9DD3CC29-3AEA-44B8-8E8F-6AD882DF5B1C Dinailurictis bonali Helbing, 1922 ( Fig. 5 A-D) TYPE SPECIMEN . — Lectotype , left upper canine ( NMB-AGN 618 ) NHMB , from La Tuque , France , was designated by Kretzoi (1929: 1320) . NEW MATERIAL . — UM VD 46, fragment of lower canine; UM VBOA 3-15, distal right humerus; UM VBOA 3-17, distal left ulna; UM VBOA 3-16, proximal of piece right femur. DESCRIPTION The lower canine (UM VD46), of which part of the root and part of the crown are broken off ( Fig.5D ), displays the large size and crenulated trenchant distal carena that is typical of a large sabre-toothed cat. Eofelis , Nimravus , and Eusmilus are too small for this canine. We think that it belongs to Dinailurictis bonali . UM VBOA3-15, distal right humerus, has only a part preserved, the epitrochlear arch is lacking ( Fig. 5A ). The size is intermediate between lion and leopard. The medial lip of the trochlea is less projecting than in modern large cats. It is may be an indication of a different way of running, Dinailurictis being less cursorial, a projected lip fixing better the elbow joint in cranio-caudal movements. The cranial fossa for receiving the olecranon process of the ulna is quite deep. The size fits Dinailurictis bonali . UM VD-45, a distal left ulna ( Fig. 5C ), whose size is intermediate between lion and leopard, is characterized by a high and sharp interosseous crest. UM VBOA3-16, a proximal right femur ( Fig. 5B ), consists of a small part of femur whose size is also intermediate between those of leopard and lion. The inter-trochanteric crest is well developed and the trochanteric fossa is deep. The small trochanter projects well laterally.