Homotherini is a tribe of saber-toothed cats of the family Felidae. The tribe is commonly known as scimitar-toothed cats. These saber-toothed cats were endemic to North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America from the Miocene to Pleistocene living from c. 23 Ma until c. 12,000 years ago.
Homotherini
Image: Machairodus giganteus 1
Image: Homotherium serum
Image: Nimravides catacopis
Machairodontinae is an extinct subfamily of carnivoran mammals of the family Felidae. They were found in Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe from the Miocene to the Pleistocene, living from about 16 million until about 10,000 years ago.
Machairodontinae
Undersides of the skulls of two Smilodon
Skull of Smilodon fatalis at maximum gape (128°)
Skull of a domestic cat, at maximum gape (80°)