†tribe Machairodontini Gill 1872 (cat)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Parent taxon: Machairodontinae according to A. Berta and H. Galiano 1983
Sister taxa: Homotheriini, Metailurini, Smilodontini
Subtaxa: Machairodus, Miomachairodus
Ecology: scansorial carnivore