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Taxonomy
Smilodontini was named by Kretzoi (1929). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Felinae by Kurten (1968); and to Machairodontinae by Berta and Galiano (1983), Liu (2005) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
It was assigned to Felinae by Kurten (1968); and to Machairodontinae by Berta and Galiano (1983), Liu (2005) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1929 | Smilodontini Kretzoi |
| 1968 | Smilodontini Kurten p. 73 |
| 1983 | Smilodontini Berta and Galiano p. 893 |
| 2005 | Smilodontini Liu p. 132 |
| 2008 | Smilodontini Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Tr. †Smilodontini Kretzoi 1929
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G. †Megantereon Croizet and Jobert 1828
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†Megantereon cultridens Cuvier 1824
†Megantereon eurynodon Ewer 1955
†Megantereon falconeri Pomel 1853
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Invalid names: Megantereon sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1868 [synonym]
†Megantereon gracilis Broom and Schepers 1946
†Megantereon hesperus Gazin 1933
†Megantereon inexpectatus Teilhard de Chardin 1939
†Megantereon megantereon Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Megantereon nihowanensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
†Megantereon whitei Broom 1937
G. †Smilodon Lund 1841 [saber-toothed cat]
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†Smilodon crucians Ameghino 1904
†Smilodon fatalis Leidy 1868
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Invalid names: Machaerodus floridanus Leidy 1889 [synonym], Smilodon californicus Bovard 1907 [synonym], Smilodon nebraskensis Matthew 1918 [synonym], Smilodon trinitiensis Slaughter 1960 [synonym], Smilodontopsis conardi Brown 1908 [synonym], Smilodontopsis troglodytes Brown 1908 [synonym]
†Smilodon riggii Kraglievich 1948
Invalid names: Smilodontidion Kraglievich 1948 [synonym], Smilodontopsis Brown 1908 [synonym], Trucifelis Leidy 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available