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Rhizosmilodon

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Rhizosmilodon
Temporal range: Early Pliocene
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Fossil specimens
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Felidae
Subfamily:
†Machairodontinae
Tribe:
†Smilodontini
Genus:
†Rhizosmilodon

Wallace & Hulbert, 2013
Species
  • †Rhizosmilodon fiteae Wallace & Hulbert, 2013

Rhizosmilodon is an extinct genus of saber-tooth cat of the subfamily Machairodontinae that lived during the Early Pliocene and was discovered in the U.S. state of Florida.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wallace, S. C.; Hulbert, R. C. (2013). Larson, Greger (ed.). "A New Machairodont from the Palmetto Fauna (Early Pliocene) of Florida, with Comments on the Origin of the Smilodontini (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae)". PLoS ONE. 8 (3): e56173. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056173. PMC 3596359. PMID 23516394.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
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