Talk:Machairodontinae

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[edit] Miracinonyx

Someone added a line to the article, claiming that Miracinonyx belongs to Machairodontinae. This is not correct!

The abstract of Ross Barnett's DNA study in External links prompted the addition of a remark based on Barnett's updated family tree for the ancient cats. For perfect consistency, perhaps the Barnett reference in Current Biology reference should be cut too. --Wetman 04:50, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge with Saber-toothed cat?

No, unless all the other lineages of sabercats get their own articles. And then we would need an umbrella article, perhaps "Saber-toothed cat".--Curtis Clark 23:36, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

OK... clearly I misunderstood when I made the merger suggestion. The intro to this article implies that Machairodonts and saber-tooths are the same thing. The saber-toothed cat article suggests this too. But are some saber-tooths not Machairodonts? The Singing Badger 23:39, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Digging through the part on "evolutionary tree", I find Borhyaenidae, Hyaenodontidae, and Nimravidae in addition to the felids. The convergent evolution is striking, and as you point out, not all machaerodontines have saber-teeth.--Curtis Clark 03:20, 5 September 2005 (UTC)