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Smilodon

Smilodon is a genus of extinct felids. It is one of the best-known saber-toothed predators and prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats, belonging to the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae, with an estimated date of divergence from the ancestor of living cats…

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Smilodon

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related to Taxonomy · 40
Smilodon → After, American, Among, Ancient Greek, Annalisa Berta, Babiarz, Björn Kurtén, Brazil, By, Danish, During, Edward Drinker Cope, Felis, Fossils, Hardin County, He, Hyaena, Hyaenodon, In, John
related to Extinction · 32
Smilodon → Additionally, Allerød, Along, American, Americas, Brea, Bølling, DMTA, Hence, Homo, Homotherium, However, In, Indeed, It, Its, La Brea, Late Pleistocene, Miracinonyx, New World Pleistocene
related to Diet · 26
Smilodon → Aenocyon, American, An, Arizona, Bison, Camelops, Canis, Dental, During, East Africa, Edward’s, Florida, Glyptotherium, Hemiauchenia, In, Isotopes, Isotopic, La Brea Tar Pits, More, Panthera
related to Distribution and habitat · 25
Smilodon → Alberta, American, Americas, Andes, Arctodus, Canada, Dolores Formation, Fossils, Homotherium, However, In, Magellan, North America, North American, Patagonia, Pleistocene, Pliocene, South America, South American, Sparassodonta
related to Bite mechanics · 24
Smilodon → Additionally, Another, Argentina, As, Barbourofelis, Debate, Doedicurus, Figueirido, Glossotherium, Homotherium, However, In, It, Lautenschlager, Lestodon, Newtons, Notiomastodon, Piedra, Robocat, Salto
related to Social behavior · 17
Smilodon → Africa, African, American, An, Another, However, In, India, La Brea Tar Pits, One, Scientists, Since, Smilodon's, Some, The, This, Yet
related to Description · 16
Smilodon → Argentina, Bengal, Compared, Illinoian, In, In Florida, It, Its, Large, Late Irvingtonian, MCC-868V, Megantereon, Smilodonichium, This, Uruguay, Wisconsin
related to Natural traps · 15
Smilodon → Animals, La Brea, Lagoa Santa Caves, Late Pleistocene, Los Angeles, Many, Many Smilodon, Peru, Talara, The, The Talara Tar Seeps, This, Though, Though Lund, Unlike
related to Evolution · 14
Smilodon → Felidae, Gorgonopsia, Homotherini, Long, Machaeroidinae, Machairodontinae, Members, Metailurini, Nimravidae, Smilodontini, The, This, Thylacosmilidae, Within
related to External features · 10
Smilodon → Antón, Charles, Homotherium, In, Knight, Miller, Paleoartist Mauricio Antón, Some, Studies, Traditionally

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fatalis species cats populator prey modern found would large gracilis also canines years la brea america social fossils may saber-toothed

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Smilodonis agenus of extinct felids0.90text
bisoninstance ofSmilodon hunted large herbivores0.80text
camelsinstance ofSmilodon hunted large herbivores0.80text
and it remained successful even when encountering new prey taxa in South America such as Macraucheniainstance ofSmilodon hunted large herbivores0.80text
ground slothsinstance ofSmilodon hunted large herbivores0.80text
forestsinstance ofSmilodon probably lived in relatively closed habitats0.80text
bushinstance ofSmilodon probably lived in relatively closed habitats0.80text
which would have provided cover for ambushing preyinstance ofSmilodon probably lived in relatively closed habitats0.80text
although S. populator has been suggested to have hunted in open terraininstance ofSmilodon probably lived in relatively closed habitats0.80text
S. merceriiinstance ofS. fatalis has junior synonyms0.80text
S. floridanusinstance ofS. fatalis has junior synonyms0.80text
and S. californicusinstance ofS. fatalis has junior synonyms0.80text

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