Smilodon

phylum	Chordata	Smilodon is an extinct genus of machairodont felid. It is perhaps the best known saber-toothed cat and lived in North America during the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 mya—10,000 years ago). The nickname "saber-tooth" refers to the extreme length of their maxillary canines. Despite the colloquial name "saber-toothed tiger", Smilodon is not closely related to the tiger (or any other living felid) For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Machairodontinae
class	Mammalia
infraclass	Eutheria
order	Carnivora
suborder	Feliformia
family	Felidae
genus	Smilodon
Temporal range	Pleistocene

Smilodon Skeleton

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