Miomachairodus

Miomachairodus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Late Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Felidae
Subfamily:†Machairodontinae
Tribe:†Machairodontini
Genus:†Miomachairodus
Schmidt-Kittler 1976
Species

†M. pseudaeluroides

Miomachairodus is an extinct genus of large saber-toothed cats of the subfamily Machairodontinae. It is known from Miocene-age fossils in China and Turkey and persisted until the Late Miocene (early Vallesian).[1] Fossils of this machairodont have been found in the Vallesian-age Bahe Formation in Shaanxi, China, and Yeni Eskihisar in Anatolia. This Turkish site is of Miocene age and is well known for its pollen studies.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Paleobiology Database: Miomachairodus Basic info.
  2. ↑ Fortelius, Mikael. Geology and paleontology of the Miocene Sinap Formation, Turkey.
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