Hemimachairodus

Hemimachairodus; Temporal range: Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Feliformia
Family:	Felidae
Subfamily:	†Machairodontinae
Genus:	†Hemimachairodus; Koenigswald, 1974
Type species
	Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii; (von Koenigswald, 1934)
Synonyms
	Epimachairodus zwierzyckii von Koenigswald, 1934; Homotherium zwierzyckii sensu Kurtén, 1962;

Hemimachairodus is an extinct genus of machairodontine (sabre-toothed) cat with only one species, Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii, known from fossils from the Pleistocene of Java.

Fossil segments of Hemimachairodus were unearthed in Pleistocene dig sites in Java in Indonesia alongside other predators such as Panthera tigris, Homotherium latidens, and Megacyon merriami, and it most likely competed with these species for prey. H. zwierzyckii was estimated by one study to have weighed about 130 kilograms (290 lb).^[1]

^ Volmer, Rebekka; Hertler, Christine; van der Geer, Alexandra (1 January 2016). "Niche overlap and competition potential among tigers (Panthera tigris), sabertoothed cats (Homotherium ultimum, Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii) and Merriam's Dog (Megacyon merriami) in the Pleistocene of Java". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 441: 901–911. Bibcode:2016PPP...441..901V. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.10.039. hdl:10795/3286.

[1] Volmer, Rebekka; Hertler, Christine; van der Geer, Alexandra (1 January 2016). "Niche overlap and competition potential among tigers (Panthera tigris), sabertoothed cats (Homotherium ultimum, Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii) and Merriam's Dog (Megacyon merriami) in the Pleistocene of Java". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 441: 901–911. Bibcode:2016PPP...441..901V. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.10.039. hdl:10795/3286.

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