Metailurus
|
Metailurus Temporal range: Miocene– |
|
|---|---|
_Asenovgrad2.jpg) |
|
| Metailurus skeleton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | Machairodontinae |
| Tribe: | Metailurini |
| Genus: |
Metailurus Zdansky (1924) |
| Species | |
|
M. major Zdansky, 1924 |
|
 |
|
| Range of Metailurus based on fossil record | |
M. major Zdansky, 1924
M. mongoliensis Colbert, 1939
M. ultimus Li, 2014
M. boodon
Metailurus is a genus of felid saber-toothed cat in the family Machairodontidae and belonging to the tribe Metailurini, which occurred in North America, Eurasia and Africa from the Miocene to the .
Metailurus is commonly referred to by some as a "false sabertooth" cat because, instead of true saberteeth, it has a cross between long, flat and blade-like saberteeth and the shorter cone-shaped teeth of modern-day felines. This moniker however, is also used colloquially for the members of the Nimravidae, and can lead to confusion with these feliforms. The canines are longer than even the clouded leopard but significantly shorter than true saber teeth and more conical than bladed.
"Metailurus" minor Zdansky, 1924 has been reassigned to the felid genus Yoshi.
...
Wikipedia