Xenosmilus Temporal range:
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X. hodsonae, Florida Museum of Natural History Fossil Hall at the University of Florida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Felidae |
Subfamily: | †Machairodontinae |
Tribe: | †Homotherini |
Genus: | †Xenosmilus Martin et al., 2000 |
Type species | |
†Xenosmilus hodsonae Martin et al., 2000
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Xenosmilus is an extinct genus of homotherin machairodontine (saber-toothed cat) that was discovered in Florida in 2001. It has one species, Xenosmilus hodsonae.