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Smilodon populator

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Smilodon populator was named by Lund (1842). It is the type species of Smilodon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Smilodon fatalis by Jefferson (1991).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Smilodon populator Lund
1879Smilodon neogaeus Lund
1902Smilodon populator Hay p. 780
1968Smilodon neogaeus Kurten p. 74
1983Smilodon populator Berta and Galiano p. 897
1990Smilodon populator Kurtén and Werdelin p. 158
2004Smilodon populator Zurita et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyMachairodontinaeGill 1872
tribeSmilodontiniKretzoi 1929
genusSmilodonLund 1841
speciespopulatorLund 1842

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Smilodon populator Lund 1842
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Invalid names: Smilodon neogaeus Lund 1879 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available