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Machairodontinae (from Ancient Greek μάχαιρα (mákhaira), a type of ancient sword, and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth") is an extinct subfamily of carnivoran mammals of the cat family Felidae, representing the earliest diverging major branch of the family.
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| the pantherins as well as possibly archaic humans | instance of | competition with large living cat lineages | 0.80 | text |
| Dinofelis | instance of | containing genera | 0.80 | text |
| Metailurus | instance of | containing genera | 0.80 | text |
| these help paleontologists to estimate the age of an individual for population studies of an animal long extinct.Longer canines necessitate a larger gape | instance of | Hints in the bones | 0.80 | text |
| pronghorn antelope | instance of | while Homotherium often preyed on young mammoths and other grazers | 0.80 | text |
| bighorn sheep when mammoths were not available | instance of | while Homotherium often preyed on young mammoths and other grazers | 0.80 | text |
| SCTR | instance of | Genetic analysis found the positive selection of cognitive genetics | 0.80 | text |
| this may suggest gregariousness in Homotherium.PaleopathologyMachairodus is another genus with a few fossil evidence to suggest gregariousness | instance of | Genetic analysis found the positive selection of cognitive genetics | 0.80 | text |
| this may suggest gregariousness in Homotherium | instance of | Genetic analysis found the positive selection of cognitive genetics | 0.80 | text |
| glyptodonts | instance of | or for tearing open armored animals | 0.80 | text |
| a bison might have been too large | instance of | the diameter of the abdomen of a large ungulate | 0.80 | text |
| and the skin too taut | instance of | the diameter of the abdomen of a large ungulate | 0.80 | text |
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