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Xenosmilus

Xenosmilus (from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos), meaning "strange", and σμίλη (smílē), meaning "knife, chisel") is an extinct genus of homotherin machairodontine felid (saber-toothed cat) that roamed North America from the Early Pleistocene. The type species of the genus, X. hodsonae, is known from Early Pleistocene deposits in Florida.

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Xenosmilus

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related to Paleoenvironment · 30
Xenosmilus → Arctodus, Blancan, Canis, Contemporary, El Breal, Eremotherium, Glyptotherium, Haile, Hemiauchenia, However, Inglis, Irvingtonian, It, Llanos, Ma, Mastodon, Megalonyx, Mesa Formation, Miracinonyx, Orocual
related to Discovery and naming · 13
Xenosmilus → Alachua County, Arizona, BIOPSI, Blacan, Both, Debra Hodson, Early Pleistocene-aged, Florida, Greek, Haile, The, Two, UF
related to Paleobiology · 10
Xenosmilus → Before, Dirk, Homotherium, It, Notably, Scimitar, Smilodon, The, Unlike, Xenosmilus's
related to Description · 8
Xenosmilus → Compared, In, Manzuetti, Overall, Physically, Smilodon, The, Uruguay
related to Classification · 6
Xenosmilus → Homotherini, Homotherium, Machairodontinae, Machairodontini, The, Uruguay
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Xenosmilus → more derived member of the tribe Machairodontini

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genus species hodsonae florida found also pleistocene venezuelensis homotherium cats smilodon canines saber-toothed cat could america early uruguay similar study

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Xenosmilusis amore derived member of the tribe Machairodontini0.90text
Smilodon were also capable of efficiently removing meat from a kill without damaging their teethinstance ofdue to the large numbers of peccaries found within the same site.A study published in 2022 suggests that Xenosmilus and other machairodonts0.80text
as evidenced by bite marks on the bones of Platygonusinstance ofdue to the large numbers of peccaries found within the same site.A study published in 2022 suggests that Xenosmilus and other machairodonts0.80text
Inglis 1ainstance ofit has also been found in quarries dating to the late Blancan0.80text
Haile 7ginstance ofit has also been found in quarries dating to the late Blancan0.80text
dating it up to at least 2 million years agoinstance ofit has also been found in quarries dating to the late Blancan0.80text
Megalonyxinstance ofX. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths0.80text
Paramylodoninstance ofX. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths0.80text
and Eremotherium eomigransinstance ofX. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths0.80text
the glyptodont Glyptotherium texanuminstance ofX. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths0.80text
the camelid Hemiaucheniainstance ofX. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths0.80text
the peccary Platygonusinstance ofX. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths0.80text

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