†Smilodon populator Lund 1842 (saber-toothed cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Synonym: Smilodon neogaeus Lund 1879
Belongs to Smilodon according to B. Kurtén and L. Werdelin 1990
See also Ameghino 1889, Berta and Galiano 1983, Boule and Thevenin 1920, Hay 1902, Jefferson 1991, Kurten 1968 and Zurita et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Smilodon crucians, Smilodon fatalis, Smilodon gracilis, Smilodon riggii
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (8 collections), Bolivia (3), Brazil (19), Chile (1), Ecuador (1), Peru (1), Uruguay (3), Venezuela (2)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
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