Smilodon
Appearance
Smilodon | |
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S. fatalis skelet at National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Cless: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Faimily: | Felidae |
Subfaimily: | †Machairodontinae |
Tribe: | †Smilodontini |
Genus: | †Smilodon Lund, 1842 |
Species | |
Synonyms | |
Genus synonymy
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Smilodon is an extinct genus o machairodont felid. It is aiblins ane o the maist famous prehistoric mammals, an the best kent saber-tuithed cat. Awtho commonly kent as the saber-tuithed teeger, it wisna closely relatit tae the teeger or ither modren cats. The genus wis named in 1842, based on fossils frae Brazil. Three species are recognised the day: S. gracilis, S. fatalis an S. populator. The twa latter species war probably descendit frae S. gracilis, which itsel probably evolved frae Megantereon. The lairgest collection o Smilodon fossils haes been obtained frae the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, Californie.
Categeries:
- Pleistocene extinctions
- Pleistocene carnivorans
- Prehistoric mammals o North Americae
- Neogene Megafauna o North Americae
- Pleistocene mammals o South Americae
- Megafauna o Sooth Americae
- Smilodon
- Prehistoric mammal genera
- Pleistocene first appearances
- Holocene extinctions
- Fossil taxa describit in 1842
- Taxa named bi Peter Wilhelm Lund