The Barbourofelide (barbourofelis Fricki) is a mammal belonging to 'order Carnivores lived in the Miocene and Pleistocene in North America.
For this carnivorous evolutionary convergence was much like a " Tiger by Sabre Teeth ," two long fangs protruding from the mouth of Barbourofelide .
When the mouth was closed the canines were placed in a bony flange, such as that of Thylacosmilus .
The Barbourofelide has coexisted with Nimravidi and primitive forms of Caniformia and Feliformia .