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 11.6mya—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 11.49 million years.[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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