Homotherium
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Scientific name | Homotherium |
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Extinction status | Extinct |
Phylum | Chordata |
Order | Carnivores |
Rank | Genus |
Higher classification | Felidae |
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ID | 2191540 |
About Homotherium
Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats, often termed scimitar-toothed cats, that inhabited North America, South America, Eurasia, and Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, existing for approximately 4 million years. It became extinct in Africa some 1. 5 million years ago.