Homotherium
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Homotherium is an extinct genus of scimitar-toothed cat belonging to the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae that inhabited North America, Eurasia, and Africa, as well as possibly South America during
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Skeleton of the South American species "Homotherium" venezuelensis, which recent authors have suggested may be better placed in Xenosmilus
Skull of H. latidens/crenatidens
Skull of H. serum
Machairodontinae
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Machairodontinae is an extinct subfamily of carnivoran mammals of the cat family Felidae, representing the earliest diverging major branch of the family.
Homotherium
…Homotherium is an extinct genus of scimitar-toothed cat belonging to the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae that inhabited North America, Eurasia, and Africa, as well as possibly South America during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs from around 4 million…
Machairodontinae
Undersides of the skulls of two Smilodon, the skull on the left being in the process of replacing the canines
Domestic cat skull, at maximum gape (80°)
Smilodon fatalis skull, at maximum gape (128°)