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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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The extracted context around Xenosmilus shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Xenosmilus → Arctodus, Blancan, Canis, Contemporary, El Breal, Eremotherium, Glyptotherium, Haile, Hemiauchenia, However, Inglis, Irvingtonian, It, Llanos, Ma, Mastodon, Megalonyx, Mesa Formation, Miracinonyx, Orocual Another extracted example is Xenosmilus → Alachua County, Arizona, BIOPSI, Blacan, Both, Debra Hodson, Early Pleistocene-aged, Florida, Greek, Haile, The, Two, UF. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 85 structured relationships around Xenosmilus. Examples in this analysis include Xenosmilus → is a → more derived member of the tribe Machairodontini and Smilodon were also capable of efficiently removing meat from a kill without damaging their teeth → instance of → due to the large numbers of peccaries found within the same site.A study published in 2022 suggests that Xenosmilus and other machairodonts. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenosmilus | is a | more derived member of the tribe Machairodontini | 0.90 | text |
| Smilodon were also capable of efficiently removing meat from a kill without damaging their teeth | instance of | due to the large numbers of peccaries found within the same site.A study published in 2022 suggests that Xenosmilus and other machairodonts | 0.80 | text |
| as evidenced by bite marks on the bones of Platygonus | instance of | due to the large numbers of peccaries found within the same site.A study published in 2022 suggests that Xenosmilus and other machairodonts | 0.80 | text |
| Inglis 1a | instance of | it has also been found in quarries dating to the late Blancan | 0.80 | text |
| Haile 7g | instance of | it has also been found in quarries dating to the late Blancan | 0.80 | text |
| dating it up to at least 2 million years ago | instance of | it has also been found in quarries dating to the late Blancan | 0.80 | text |
| Megalonyx | instance of | X. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths | 0.80 | text |
| Paramylodon | instance of | X. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths | 0.80 | text |
| and Eremotherium eomigrans | instance of | X. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths | 0.80 | text |
| the glyptodont Glyptotherium texanum | instance of | X. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths | 0.80 | text |
| the camelid Hemiauchenia | instance of | X. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths | 0.80 | text |
| the peccary Platygonus | instance of | X. hodsonae coexisted with other herbivores such as ground sloths | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Xenosmilus bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Genus, Skull and Tribe. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Xenosmilus, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Xenosmilus with Paleoenvironment. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Xenosmilus to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Paleoenvironment, Taxonomy & Paleobiology, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Xenosmilus · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout