Machairodontinae

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The Machairodontinae contain many of the extinct predators commonly known as "saber-toothed cats", including the famed genus Smilodon, as well as other cats with only minor increases in the size and length of their maxillary canines.

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Homotherium Machairodus Smilodon

Homotherium

phylum Chordata Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats that ranged from North America, South America, Eurasia, and Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs (5 mya–11,700 years ago), existing for approximately 5 million years.

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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Carnivora
suborder Feliformia
family Felidae
genus Homotherium
Time period Pliocene to Pleistocene

Machairodus

phylum Chordata Machairodus was a genus of large machairodontine saber-toothed cats that lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America during the late Miocene.

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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Carnivora
suborder Feliformia
family Felidae
genus Machairodus
species M. aphanistus
Time period Late Miocene

Smilodon

phylum Chordata Smilodon is an extinct genus of machairodont felid. It is perhaps the best known saber-toothed cat and lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 mya—10,000 years ago). The nickname "saber-tooth" refers to the extreme length of their maxillary canines. Despite the colloquial name "saber-toothed tiger", Smilodon is not closely related to the tiger (or any other living felid)


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class Mammalia
infraclass Eutheria
order Carnivora
suborder Feliformia
family Felidae
genus Smilodon
Temporal range Pleistocene

Smilodon Skeleton

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