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Taxonomy
Machairodontini was named by Gill (1872) [also attributed to Beaumont 1964].
It was assigned to Machairodontinae by Berta and Galiano (1983).
It was assigned to Machairodontinae by Berta and Galiano (1983).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Machairodontini Gill |
| 1983 | Machairodontini Berta and Galiano p. 896 |
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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.
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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 13.82000 to 0.01200 Ma
Collections (291 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Miocene | USA (Kansas) | Nimravides thinobates (18338) | |
| Miocene | France (Vaucluse) | Machairodus giganteus (201497) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | South Africa | Machairodus sp. (22228) | |
| Miocene - Pliocene | Uganda | Homotherium sp. (22418) | |
| Barstovian | USA (California) | Nimravides sp. (214888) | |
| Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Spain | Machairodus aphanistus (190006) | |
| Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | China (Nei Mongol) | Machairodus sp. (28781) | |
| Serravallian | Ukraine (Dnepropetrovsk) | Machairodus sp. (60263) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Tunisia (Gafsa) | Machairodus sp. (35277) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Ethiopia | Homotherium sp. (22157) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | Machairodus crenatidens (49989) Machairodus sp. (58421) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Dinobastis latidens (43618) Homotherium sp., Dinobastis latidens (43617) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Homotherium serum (20491) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial) | USA (Idaho) | Dinobastis sp. (20569) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Dinobastis serus (79632) Homotherium serum (230753) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Homotherium sp. (20273) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | South Africa | Homotherium sp. (190015) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (Yukon) | Homotherium latidens (189979) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Netherlands (Zeeland) | Homotherium latidens (189980) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | USA (Montana) | Homotherium serum (93182) | |