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Paleo-blogger Nimravid has put up an excellent summary of (surprise!) nimravids. It definitely outshines my earlier, feeble attempts to write about this extinct group of carnivores, and I highly suggest that you give it a look!

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Your post on nimravids was one of the things that caused me to become interested in the Nimravidae in the first place. I'm glad I could help add to the information on the web.

Thanks for the link!