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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Extinct genus of saber-toothed cat Smilodon Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Early Holocene, 2.5–0.01 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Mounted S. populator skeleton at Tellus Science Museum Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class ...
English: (Smilodon fatalis) skull at the Gustavo Orcés Natural History Museum, Quito Inside the Gustavo Orcés Natural History Museum is on the campus of The National Polytechnic School (Spanish: Escuela Politécnica Nacional), also known as EPN, is a public university located in Quito, Ecuador.
Machairodontinae is an extinct subfamily of carnivoran mammals of the family Felidae (true cats). They were found in Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe, with the earliest species known from the Middle Miocene, with the last surviving species (belonging to the genera Smilodon and Homotherium) becoming extinct around Late Pleistocene-Holocene transition (~13-10,000 years ago).
One of the best-known genera is the machairodont or "saber-toothed cat" Smilodon, the species of which, especially S. fatalis, are popularly referred to as "saber-toothed tigers", although they are not closely related to tigers . Despite some similarities, not all saber-tooths are closely related to saber-toothed cats or felids in-general
Prehistoric Predators is a 2007 National Geographic Channel program based on different predators that lived in the Cenozoic era, including Smilodon and C. megalodon.The series investigated how such beasts hunted and fought other creatures, and what drove them to extinction.
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The skull and jaws are very similar to that of Smilodon, including the presence of very elongate saber canine teeth, with one exception being the lower jaws having flanges projecting downwards near the front of the mandibles. These flanges are somewhat shorter than the length of the canine teeth when the mouth is closed.
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