Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combination: Homotherium venezuelensis
Full reference: A. D. Rincón, F. J. Prevosti, and G. E. Parra. 2011. New saber-toothed cat records (Felidae: Machairodontinae) for the Pleistocene of Venezuela, and the Great American Biotic Interchange. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(2):468-478
Belongs to Xenosmilus according to Q. Jiangzuo et al. 2022
See also Rincón et al. 2011
Sister taxon: Xenosmilus hodsonae
Type specimen: OR-1352, a skull (complete and compressed skull, lacks the upper incisors, left third premolar and left first molar). Its type locality is El Breal de Orocual, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene terrestrial tar/tar in the Mesa Formation of Venezuela.
Average measurements (in mm): Greatest diameter of the tympanic bulla diameter 42.7
Distribution: found only at El Breal de Orocual
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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