Machairodus
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Machairodus is a genus of large machairodont or ''saber-toothed cat'' that lived in Africa and Eurasia during the Middle to Late Miocene, from 12.5 million to 8.7 million years ago. It is the animal f
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M. aphanistus skeleton from Cerro de los Batallones
M. aphanistus skull
Reconstructionf of M. aphanistus by Mauricio Antón
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
Machairodus
…tigers in size, weighing 117–285 kg (258–628 pounds), making it an apex predator of the ecosystems it inhabited. Much like some of its relatives such as Homotherium and Amphimachairodus, it may have been gregarious; males may have formed coalitions of two or more individuals, while females may have been solitary…
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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