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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Holocene or 1.75000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia Smilodon neogaeus (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Smilodon populator (70673)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela (Falcon) Smilodon populator (63884)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) Smilodon populator (187597)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Smilodon populator (92814)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Smilodon populator (147609)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Cordoba) Smilodon populator (123831)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Smilodon populator (71287 71303 198875)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Smilodon populator (203958)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Chaco) Smilodon populator (78577)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Smilodon populator (71289)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay Smilodon populator (71325 212684) Smilodon sp. (71274)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Smilodon populator (70704)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Smilodon populator (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Smilodon populator (59978 147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador (Santa Elena) Smilodon neogaeus (185519)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (São Paulo) Smilodon populator (67858)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Bahia) Smilodon populator (136498)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Ultima Esperanza) Smilodon populator (189977)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Smilodon populator (212474)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Smilodon populator (71332 71334 71335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Smilodon populator (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Smilodon populator (71313 212449 212472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Smilodon populator (93235 148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Smilodon populator (147191)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Smilodon populator (212719)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Smilodon populator (136499)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (São Paulo) Smilodon populator (148397)