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Smilodon (saber-toothed cat)

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Felidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Smilodon Lund
1869Trucifelis Leidy
1880Smilodon Cope p. 852
1902Smilodon Hay p. 780
1908Smilodontopsis Brown
1948Smilodontidion Kraglievich p. 7
1968Smilodon Kurten p. 74
1980Smilodon Kurten and Anderson p. 186
1983Smilodon Berta and Galiano p. 896
1988Smilodontidion Carroll
1990Smilodon Kurtén and Werdelin p. 158
2004Smilodon Zurita et al.
2005Smilodon Liu p. 133
2006Smilodon Salles et al. p. 8
2008Smilodon Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407
2013Smilodon Wallace and Hulbert p. 3
2025Smilodon Eshelman et al. p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyMachairodontinaeGill 1872
tribeSmilodontiniKretzoi 1929
genusSmilodonLund 1841

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.

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 gracilis Cope 1880
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Invalid names: Uncia mercerii Cope 1895 [synonym]
†Smilodon populator Lund 1842
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Invalid names: Smilodon neogaeus Lund 1879 [synonym]
†Smilodon riggii Kraglievich 1948
Invalid names: Smilodontidion Kraglievich 1948 [synonym], Smilodontopsis Brown 1908 [synonym], Trucifelis Leidy 1869 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Right mandible, M1 height12.16

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:22:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (129 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) Smilodon sp. (19942)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Nebraska) Smilodon sp. (19960)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Florida) Megantereon gracilis (19746 19749) Smilodon gracilis (19752)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Venezuela (Monagas) Smilodon sp., Smilodon gracilis (144977)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Smilodon gracilis (19758 20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Argentina (Buenos Aires) Smilodontidion riggii (71304)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia (Tarija ) Smilodon populator (70673)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia Smilodon neogaeus (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Smilodon gracilis (98313)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Smilodon fatalis (188670)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Jalisco) Smilodon californicus (20285)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) Smilodon populator (187597)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Venezuela (Falcon) Smilodon populator (63884)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Smilodon fatalis, Smilodon gracilis (123875)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Smilodon sp. (207484)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Smilodon californicus (237076)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Ceara) Smilodon populator (236300) Smilodon sp. (71301)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.58 - 0.0117Ecuador (Chimborazo) Smilodon sp. (133644)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Paraiba) Smilodon sp. (71298)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Missouri) Smilodon sp. (90752)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Pernambuco) Smilodon populator (230754)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Smilodon populator (147609)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Smilodon populator (92814)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Cordoba) Smilodon populator (123831)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Smilodon bonaerensis, Smilodon ensenadenis, Smilodontidion sp., Smilodontidion riggi (147999) Smilodon sp. (212780)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia Smilodon sp. (71322)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (South Carolina) Smilodon fatalis (79919)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Kansas) Smilodon sp. (20390)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Pennsylvania) Smilodon gracilis (20354) Smilodontopsis gracilis, Uncia mercerii (20479)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Florida) Smilodon gracilis (20299 20334 20351 20385 20400 20415)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (West Virginia) Smilodon sp. (20286)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Arkansas) Smilodontopsis troglodytes (20290)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Smilodon fatalis (20272 20454) Smilodon gracilis (20124 20126 20127 20128 20130)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Nebraska) Smilodon fatalis (20375)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (Maryland) Smilodon californicus (20302)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Mexico (Aguascalientes) Smilodon californicus (20283)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (New Mexico) Smilodon gracilis (20558)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Smilodon californicus (20639)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Smilodon populator (70704)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) Smilodon populator (203958)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Corrientes) Smilodon populator (71289)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Smilodon populator (71287 71303 198875)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Chaco) Smilodon populator (78577)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay Smilodon fatalis (212458) Smilodon populator (71325 212684) Smilodon sp. (71274)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Peru (Piura) Smilodon sp. (145500)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Texas) Smilodon sp. (225289)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) Smilodon fatalis (20495)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014El Salvador Smilodon sp. (209720)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (South Carolina) Smilodon fatalis (79757)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Oklahoma) Smilodon fatalis (70136)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Piura) Smilodon sp. (144976)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Smilodon floridanus (63424 63427)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Ultima Esperanza) Smilodon populator (189977)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Smilodon sp. (155409)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tucuman) Smilodon sp. (216687)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Smilodon populator (71332 71334 71335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Smilodon floridanus (20638 74292 154805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Smilodon fatalis (154722)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Smilodon fatalis (93103)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) Smilodon sp. (142158)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Smilodon fatalis (152904)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Smilodon indet. (190069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador (Santa Elena) Smilodon neogaeus (185519) Smilodon sp. (133630)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Smilodon sp. (213470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Smilodon sp. (93246)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Tierra del Fuego) Smilodon sp. (153676)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Idaho) Smilodon californicus (20569) Smilodon fatalis (20612)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (São Paulo) Smilodon populator (67858)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Smilodon populator (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) Smilodon fatalis (230753) Smilodon sp. (85142)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Smilodon populator (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Quintana Roo) Smilodon fatalis (212361) Smilodon gracilis (212364)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117El Salvador Smilodon sp. (190752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Smilodon floridanus (20608 154771)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Smilodon fatalis (20584)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Smilodon fatalis (232472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Indiana) Smilodon floridanus (20600)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Utah) Smilodon floridanus (20641)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Smilodon sp. (71345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Smilodon sp. (20611)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Smilodon populator (212474) Smilodon sp. (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Smilodon populator (59978 147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Bahia) Smilodon populator (136498)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Smilodon fatalis, Smilodon gracilis (125085)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Tennessee) Smilodon floridanus (63429)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Smilodon populator (212719)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Smilodon populator (93235 148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Smilodon populator (71313 212449 212472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Utah) Smilodon fatalis (93326)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Smilodon populator (136499)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Smilodon populator (147191)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (São Paulo) Smilodon populator (148397)