Homotherium latidens Owen 1846 (scimitar toothed cat)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Alternative combinations: Homotherium (Dinobastis) latidens, Machairodus latidens

Synonyms: Dinobastis serus Cope 1893, Homotherium serum Cope 1893

Belongs to Homotherium according to G. Ficarelli 1979

See also Cope 1893, Dalquest and Carpenter 1988, Dundas 2005, Gervais 1869, Hay 1902, Kurten 1968, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Martin et al. 1988, Paijmans et al. 2017, Rawn-Schatzinger 1983 and Schultz et al. 1970

Sister taxa: Homotherium crenatidens, Homotherium crusafonti, Homotherium hadarensis, Homotherium idahoensis, Homotherium ischyrus, Homotherium johnstoni, Homotherium problematicum, Homotherium sainzelli, Homotherium ultimum

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (2: Yukon, Yukon collections), France (5), Georgia (1), Greece (1), Italy (1), the Netherlands (1), Portugal (1), Spain (5), United States (10: California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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