Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Alternative combination: Megantereon problematicus
Full reference: G. E. Collings. 1972. A new species of machaerodont from Makapansgat. Palaeont. Afr. 14:87-92
Belongs to Homotherium according to L. Werdelin and M.E. Lewis 2020
See also Collings 1972
Sister taxa: Homotherium crenatidens, Homotherium crusafonti, Homotherium hadarensis, Homotherium idahoensis, Homotherium ischyrus, Homotherium johnstoni, Homotherium latidens, Homotherium sainzelli, Homotherium ultimum
Type specimen: Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research, M.8280, a skull (incomplete skull and mandible)
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Homotherium problematicum in the database
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