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Smilodon (saber-toothed cat)
Taxonomy
Smilodon was named by Lund (1841) [also said to be 1842]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Machairodontinae by Zurita et al. (2004); to Felidae by Lund (1841), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Salles et al. (2006); and to Smilodontini by Berta and Galiano (1983), Kurtén and Werdelin (1990), Liu (2005) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
It was assigned to Machairodontinae by Zurita et al. (2004); to Felidae by Lund (1841), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Salles et al. (2006); and to Smilodontini by Berta and Galiano (1983), Kurtén and Werdelin (1990), Liu (2005) and Slater and Van Valkenburgh (2008).
Species
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Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Smilodon Lund |
| 1869 | Trucifelis Leidy |
| 1908 | Smilodontopsis Brown |
| 1980 | Smilodon Kurten and Anderson |
| 1983 | Smilodon Berta and Galiano p. 896 |
| 1990 | Smilodon Kurtén and Werdelin p. 158 |
| 2004 | Smilodon Zurita et al. |
| 2005 | Smilodon Liu p. 133 |
| 2006 | Smilodon Salles et al. p. 8 |
| 2008 | Smilodon Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407 |
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