Paramachairodus

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iParamachairodus
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Machairodontinae
Genus: Paramachairodus

Paramachairodus is the oldest known true saber-toothed cat. Its fragmentary fossils were discovered in Cerro Batallones near Madrid, Spain. The fossils of Paramachairodus date about 20-15 million years old, from the early Miocene. Other than age, little is known about this prehistoric mammal and even today it is still debated.

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