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Taxonomy
Machairodontinae was named by Gill (1872). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Felidae by Hay (1902), Bjork (1970), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Berta and Galiano (1983), Sotnikova (1991), McKenna and Bell (1997), Martin (1998), Roussiakis and Theodorou (2003), Zurita et al. (2004), Peigne et al. (2005), Liu (2005), Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008), Salesa et al. (2010) and Antón et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Felidae by Hay (1902), Bjork (1970), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Berta and Galiano (1983), Sotnikova (1991), McKenna and Bell (1997), Martin (1998), Roussiakis and Theodorou (2003), Zurita et al. (2004), Peigne et al. (2005), Liu (2005), Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008), Salesa et al. (2010) and Antón et al. (2013).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Machairodontinae Gill |
| 1902 | Machairodontinae Hay p. 777 |
| 1970 | Machairodontinae Bjork p. 43 |
| 1980 | Machairodontinae Kurten and Anderson p. 186 |
| 1983 | Machairodontinae Berta and Galiano p. 893 |
| 1991 | Machairodontinae Sotnikova p. 362 |
| 1997 | Machairodontinae McKenna and Bell p. 234 |
| 1998 | Machairodontinae Martin p. 239 |
| 2003 | Machairodontinae Roussiakis and Theodorou |
| 2004 | Machairodontinae Zurita et al. |
| 2005 | Machairodontinae Liu p. 132 |
| 2005 | Machairodontinae Peigne et al. p. 244 |
| 2008 | Machairodontinae Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407 |
| 2010 | Machairodontinae Salesa et al. |
| 2013 | Machairodontinae Antón et al. p. 1206 |
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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.
Subfm. †Machairodontinae Gill 1872
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G. †Dinofelis Zdansky 1924
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†Dinofelis abeli Zdansky 1924
†Dinofelis aronoki Werdelin and Lewis 2001
†Dinofelis barlowi Broom 1937
†Dinofelis cristata Falconer and Cautley 1836
†Dinofelis darti Toerien 1955
†Dinofelis diastemata Astre 1929
†Dinofelis palaeoonca Meade 1945
†Dinofelis petteri Werdelin and Lewis 2001
†Dinofelis piveteaui Ewer 1955
†Dinofelis werdelini Jiangzuo et al. 2023
G. †Hemimachairodus Koeningswald 1974
Tr. †Machairodontini Gill 1872
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G. †Amphimachairodus Kretzoi 1929
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†Amphimachairodus alvarezi Ruiz-Ramoni et al. 2019
†Amphimachairodus coloradensis Cook 1922
†Amphimachairodus giganteus Kretzoi 1929
†Amphimachairodus hezhengensis Jiangzuo et al. 2023
†Amphimachairodus horribilis Schlosser 1903
Subtr. †Homotheriina Jiangzuo et al. 2022
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G. †Homotherium Fabrini 1890
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†Homotherium crusafonti Schultz and Martin 1970
†Homotherium hadarensis Petter and Howell 1988
†Homotherium idahoensis Merriam 1918
†Homotherium ischyrus Merriam 1905
†Homotherium johnstoni Mawby 1965
†Homotherium latidens Owen 1846 [scimitar toothed cat]
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Invalid names: Homotherium serum Cope 1893 [synonym]
†Homotherium problematicum Collings 1972
†Homotherium sainzelli Aymard 1853
†Homotherium ultimum Teilhard 1936
Invalid names: Dinobastis Cope 1893 [synonym]
G. †Nimravides Kitts 1958
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†Nimravides galiani Baskin 1981
†Nimravides hibbardi Dalquest 1969
†Nimravides pedionomus Macdonald 1948
†Nimravides thinobates Macdonald 1948
G. †Xenosmilus Martin et al. 2000
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†Xenosmilus hodsonae Martin et al. 2000
†Xenosmilus venezuelensis Rincón et al. 2011
G. †Lokotunjailurus Werdelin 2003
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†Lokotunjailurus chinsamyae Jiangzuo et al. 2023
†Lokotunjailurus emageritus Werdelin 2003
†Lokotunjailurus fanonei de Bonis et al. 2010
G. †Machairodus Kaup 1833
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†Machairodus africanus Arambourg 1979
†Machairodus aphanistus Kaup 1833
†Machairodus catocopis Cope 1887
†Machairodus giganteus Wagner 1848
†Machairodus irtyschensis Orlov 1936
†Machairodus ischimicus Orlov 1936
†Machairodus kurteni Sotnikova 1991
†Machairodus lahayishupup Orcutt and Calede 2021
†Machairodus necator Gervais 1880
†Machairodus nihowanensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
†Machairodus tanneri Martin and Schultz 1975
G. †Miomachairodus Schmidt-Kittler 1976
Tr. †Metailurini
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G. †Metailurus Zdansky 1924
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†Metailurus major Zdansky 1924
†Metailurus parvulus Hensel 1862
†Metailurus ultimus Li 2014
G. †Pontosmilus Kretzoi 1929
G. †Stenailurus Crusafont-Pairo and Aguirre 1972
G. †Therailurus Piveteau 1948
G. †Yoshi Spassov and Geraads 2015
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†Yoshi faie Jiangzou et al. 2022
†Yoshi garevskii Spassov and Geraads 2015
†Yoshi minor Zdansky 1924
†Yoshi obscura Hendey 1974
†Yoshi yongdengensis Jiangzou et al. 2022
G. †Paramachaerodus Pilgrim 1913
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†Paramachaerodus maximiliani Zdansky 1924
†Paramachaerodus ogygia Kaup 1833
†Paramachaerodus orientalis Kittl 1887
†Paramachaerodus schlosseri Weithofer 1888
†Paramachaerodus transasiaticus Li and Spassov 2017
†Paramachaerodus yingliangi Jiangzou et al. 2022
Invalid names: Promegantereon Kretzoi 1938 [synonym]
Tr. †Smilodontini Kretzoi 1929
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G. †Megantereon Croizet and Jobert 1828
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†Megantereon cultridens Cuvier 1824
†Megantereon eurynodon Ewer 1955
†Megantereon falconeri Pomel 1853
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Invalid names: Megantereon sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1868 [synonym]
†Megantereon gracilis Broom and Schepers 1946
†Megantereon hesperus Gazin 1933
†Megantereon inexpectatus Teilhard de Chardin 1939
†Megantereon megantereon Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Megantereon nihowanensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
†Megantereon whitei Broom 1937
G. †Smilodon Lund 1841 [saber-toothed cat]
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†Smilodon crucians Ameghino 1904
†Smilodon fatalis Leidy 1868
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Invalid names: Machaerodus floridanus Leidy 1889 [synonym], Smilodon californicus Bovard 1907 [synonym], Smilodon nebraskensis Matthew 1918 [synonym], Smilodon trinitiensis Slaughter 1960 [synonym], Smilodontopsis conardi Brown 1908 [synonym], Smilodontopsis troglodytes Brown 1908 [synonym]
†Smilodon riggii Kraglievich 1948
Invalid names: Smilodontidion Kraglievich 1948 [synonym], Smilodontopsis Brown 1908 [synonym], Trucifelis Leidy 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available