Homotherini
| Homotherini Temporal range: Early Miocene–Late Pleistocene | |
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| Skeleton of Homotherium serum from Friesenhahn cave, Texas Memorial Museum, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | †Machairodontinae |
| Tribe: | †Homotherini Fabrini, 1890 |
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†Amphimachairodus | |
Homotherini is an extinct tribe of carnivoran mammals of the family Felidae (true cats). These saber-toothed cats were endemic to North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America[1] from the Miocene to Pleistocene living from c. 23 Ma until c. 12,000 years ago.[2]
References
- ↑ Rincon, A., Prevosti, F., & Parra, G. (2011). New saber-toothed cat records (Felidae: Machairodontinae) for the Pleistocene of Venezuela, and the Great American Biotic Interchange Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31 (2), 468-478 doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.550366
- ↑ Paleobiology Database: Homotherini Basic info.