†Xenosmilus Martin et al. 2000 (cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Full reference: L. D. Martin, J. P. Babiarz, V. L. Naples and J. Hearst. 2000. Three ways to be a saber-toothed cat. Naturwissenschaften 87:41-44
Parent taxon: Homotherini according to L. D. Martin et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Homotherium, Nimravides
Subtaxa: Xenosmilus hodsonae Xenosmilus venezuelensis
Type: Xenosmilus hodsonae
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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