| Machairodontini Fossil range: Middle Miocene–Pleistocene | |
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| Scientific classification
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Felidae | |
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Machairodontinae | |
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Machairodontini |
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Machairodontini was a clade of large saber-toothed cats of the subfamily Machairodontinae, that lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America during the Miocene through Pleistocene living from 11.6 Ma—11,000 years ago.[1]
Taxonomy[]
Machairodontini was named by Gill (1872) as well as Beaumont (1964). It was assigned to Machairodontinae by Berta and Galiano (1983).[2]
References[]
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Machairodus, basic info
- ^ A. Berta and H. Galiano. 1983. Megantereon hesperus from the late Hemphillian of Florida with remarks on the phylogenetic relationships of machairodonts (Mammalia, Felidae, Machairodontinae). Journal of Paleontology 57(5):892-899
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