Hemimachairodus

Hemimachairodus is an extinct genus of saber-tooth cat of the tribe Machairodontini and subfamily Machairodontinae. The type species, Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii was previously assigned to the genus Homotherium.[1]

Hemimachairodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Machairodontinae
Tribe: Machairodontini
Genus: Hemimachairodus
Koenigswald, 1974
Type species
Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii

References

  1. von Koenigswald, G.H.R. (1974). "Fossil mammals of Java part 6 Machairodontinae from the lower Pleistocene of Java". Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Series B Physical Sciences. 77 (4): 267–273.


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