Saber-toothed Cats - Saber-tooth Genera

Saber-tooth Genera

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†Proailurus 25 mya; Europe, Asia; 1 species; 9 kg



†Pseudaelurus 18 mya; Europe, Asia, North America; 12 species; average 40 kg



Subfamily Felinae

(modern cats 10 mya- present; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa; 44 species)

†Subfamily Machairodontinae

Tribe Metailurini

†Adelphailurus 10-5 mya; North America; 1 species; 50 kg


†Pontosmilus 4 species


†Stenailurus 7 mya; Europe



†Metailurus 9 mya - 11,000 BCE; Africa,North America, Europe, Asia; 6 species


†Dinofelis (aka Therailurus) 5-1 mya; Europe, Asia, Africa, North America; 8 species; average 90 kg




Tribe Smilodontini

†Paramachairodus (aka Paramegantereon, Promegantereon) 15-9 mya; Europe, Asia; 2 species; average 55 kg



†Megantereon 6-2 mya; North America, Africa, Asia; 12 species; average 120 kg


†Smilodon 2.5 mya - 10,000 BCE; North America, South America; 3 species; average 400 kg





Tribe Homotherini

†Lokotunjailurus 10mya; Africa



†Homotherium 5mya- 10,000 BCE; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa; 14 species; average 190 kg


†Xenosmilus 1 mya; North America; 1 species; 300 kg



Tribe Machairodontini

†Miomachairodus 12 mya; Europe, Asia, Africa, North America; 1 species


†Machairodus (aka Nimvarides, Amphimachairodus) 11mya- 126,000 BCE; Europe, Asia, Africa, North America; 20 species; average 300 kg











Genus Name Species Appeared
(Ma BP)		 Died out
(Ma BP)		 Regions Canine Size
Smilodon 3-5 02.5 !2.5 0.01 North & South America 17–30 cm
Hoplophoneus 5 33.7 23.8 North & South America
Eusmilus 3 30.5 28 Eurasia, North America
Dinictis 4 40 25 North America
Dinaelurus 1 ? ? North America
Dinailurictis 1 ? ? ?
Eofelis 2 ? ? ?
Nimravidus (Nimravides) 2 ? ? ?
Nimravus (Nimravinus) 6 33.5 20 Europe, North America
Nimraviscus 1 ? ? ?
Pogonodon 2 15 06 !6 Europe, North America
Quercylurus 1 ? ? ?
Archaelurus 1 ? ? ?
Aelurogale (Ailurictis) 1 ? ? ?
Ictidailurus 1 ? ? ?
Albanosmilus 3 18 03 !3 Africa, Eurasia
Afrosmilus 1 25 10 Africa
Barbourofelis 7 15 03 !3 Africa, Eurasia
Ginsburgsmilus 1 23 10 Africa
Prosansanosmilus 2 18 05 !5 Africa, Eurasia
Sansanosmilus 3 12 03 !3 Africa, Eurasia
Syrtosmilus 1 23 08 !8 Africa
Vampyrictis 1 15 03 !3 Africa, Eurasia
Vishnusmilus 1 ? ? ?
Homotherium 10 03 !3 0.01 Africa, Eurasia, North & South America
Thylacosmilus (sparassodont) 2 10 01.8 !1.8 South America over 30 cm
Metailurus 9 15 08 !8 Eurasia
Adelphailurus 1 23 05 !5 North America
Paramachairodus 3 20–15 09 !9 Europe
Machairodus (Ancestral to Homotherium) 18 15 02 !2 Africa, Eurasia, North America
Miomachairodus 1 13.65 5.33 Europe, Asia, Africa, North America
Hemimachairodus 1 Pleistocene Pleistocene Java
Lokotunjailurus 1 late Miocene late Miocene Africa
Megantereon 8 03 !3 0.5 Africa, Eurasia, North America
Dinofelis 6 05 !5 01.5 !1.5 Africa, Eurasia, North America
Therailurus 1 05 !5 02 !2 Africa, Eurasia, North America
Pontosmilus 4 20 09 !9 Eurasia
Proailurus 2 30 20 Europe, North America
Pseudaelurus 1 20 10 Europe, North America
Xenosmilus 1 01.7 !1.7 01 !1 North America
Stenailurus 1 ? ? ?
Epimachairodus 1 ? ? ?
Hemimachairodus 1 ? ? ?
Ischyrosmilus 1 ? ? ?

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