Miomachairodus
Miomachairodus is an extinct genus of large saber-toothed cats of the subfamily Machairodontinae. It is known from Miocene-age fossils in China and Turkey and persisted until the Late Miocene (early Vallesian).[1] Fossils of this machairodont have been found in the Vallesian-age Bahe Formation in Shaanxi, China, and Yeni Eskihisar in Anatolia. This Turkish site is of Miocene age and is well known for its pollen studies.[2]
| Miomachairodus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | †Machairodontinae |
| Tribe: | †Machairodontini |
| Genus: | †Miomachairodus Schmidt-Kittler 1976 |
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†M. pseudaeluroides | |
References
- Paleobiology Database: Miomachairodus Basic info.
- Fortelius, Mikael. Geology and paleontology of the Miocene Sinap Formation, Turkey.
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| Smilodontini |  | |
| Homotherini | ||
| Metailurini | ||
| Machairodontini | ||
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