Nimravides the similarities between them at first glance, based on autapomorphies in the skeleton, the two animals are too different to be classified as species of the same genus, and thus, "Nimravides" remains separate as its own genus within the Homotherini. Nimravides Nimravides is a genus of extinct saber-toothed cats that lived in North America during the middle and late Miocene, between 13.6 and 4.9 Ma. Despite its scientific name, "Nimravides" does not belong to the Nimravidae, but is a true cat, belonging to the family Felidae. "Nimravides catacopsis", one of the largest and latest species, was quite large, measuring at
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments a pamphlet style publication, was relaunched as a peer-reviewed international scientific journal. 1983 - FRAME joined with the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Committee for the Reform of Animal Experimentation (CRAE) to advise the government on the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act. 1984 - FRAME receives first ever government grant to research replacement methods 1986 - FRAME expanded into new premises on the 1st floor of Eastgate House in the historic Lace Market area of Nottingham. In the same year, FRAME received the first Marchig Animal Welfare Award from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (Now known as