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4 summaries matching “machairodus” in Paleontology & Fossil Felids on machairodontinae
Research overview: Machairodus and Amphimachairodus, the great Miocene sabercats
OverviewThis overview surveys Machairodus and its later, larger relative Amphimachairodus, big scimitar-toothed cats that dominated late Miocene predator guilds across Eurasia, Africa, and North America. Thes…
Research overview: Paramachairodus and Promegantereon, early dirk-toothed cats of Spain
OverviewThis overview surveys the early machairodonts Paramachairodus and the closely related Promegantereon, small to mid-sized dirk-toothed cats known from the late Miocene of Spain. Exceptional material fr…
Research overview: the Cerro Batallones sabertooth trap deposits
OverviewThis overview describes the Cerro Batallones fossil sites in central Spain, a cluster of late Miocene deposits remarkable for their unusually high proportion of carnivores, including the sabertooths M…
Research overview: the major tribes of the Machairodontinae
OverviewThis overview surveys the internal classification of the Machairodontinae, the true sabertooth cats within the family Felidae. Researchers commonly divide the subfamily into several tribes: the Smilod…