| Named By: | Otto Zdansky in 1924 |
| Time Period: | Pliocene-Pleistocene, 5-1.2 Ma |
| Location: | Depending upon species, Africa, Eurasia, North America |
| Size: | The different species range between 1 to up to 2.5 meters long. Most species seem to be within the 1.2 and 1.9 meter mark |
| Diet: | Carnivore |
| Fossil(s): | Many known specimens |
| Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | Metailurini | |
| Also known as: | | Therailurus | |
Dinofelis is a genus of extinct sabre-toothed cats belonging to the tribe Metailurini. They were widespread in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America at least 5 million to about 1.2 million years ago (Early Pliocene to Early Pleistocene). Fossils very similar to Dinofelis from Lothagam range back to the Late Miocene, some 8 million years ago.