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Dinofelis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Machairodontinae
Tribe: Metailurini
Genus: Dinofelis
Species

Dinofelis abeli
Dinofelis barlowi
Dinofelis diastemata
Dinofelis paleoonca
Dinofelis piveteaui
Dinofelis therailurus Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Eutheria (includes extinct ancestors)/Placentalia (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes... Families Ailuridae Amphicyonidae † Canidae Felidae Herpestidae Hyaenidae Mephitidae Miacidae † Mustelidae Nandiniidae Nimravidae † Odobenidae Otariidae Phocidae Procyonidae Ursidae Viverravidae † Viverridae The diverse order Carnivora includes over 260 placental mammals. ... Subfamilies Felinae Pantherinae Acinonychinae Machairodontinae (extinct) Cats are members of the family Felidae. ... Tribes Metailurini Homotheriini Smilodontini Machairodontinae is a subfamily of the Felidae, the family which contains all true cats. ... Genera Dinofelis Metailurus Adelphailurus Stenailurus Pontosmilus (Paramachairodus) Metailurini is a tribe of extinct machairodontine saber-toothed cats. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ...

Dinofelis is a genus of machairodontin saber-toothed cats belong to the tribe Metailurini that lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America approximately 5-1.2 million years ago (most of which would have been in the Pliocene). Tribes Metailurini Homotheriini Smilodontini Machairodontinae is a subfamily of the Felidae, the family which contains all true cats. ... The term saber-toothed cat describes numerous cat-like species that lived during various parts of the Cenozoic and evolved their saber-toothed characteristics entirely independently. ... Genera Dinofelis Metailurus Adelphailurus Stenailurus Pontosmilus (Paramachairodus) Metailurini is a tribe of extinct machairodontine saber-toothed cats. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering around 10,790,000 km² (4,170,000 sq mi) or 2. ... World map showing Asia (geographically) Asia is a historical concept with European roots. ... Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the... The Pliocene epoch (a. ...


Dinofelis is known as a "false sabertooth" cat because, instead of true saberteeth, it had what appears to be a cross between long, flat saberteeth and the cone-shaped teeth of the modern-day felines. Dinofelis fossils and bones have been found in South Africa along with those of the baboons that it possibly killed. The fact that Dinofelis is a large and powerful animal and more stocky than lions (who avoid baboons) has led scientists to believe that it probably was an efficient primate killer and likely also attacked the early humans with which it co-existed. Type species Simia hamadryas Linnaeus, 1758 Species Papio hamadryas Papio papio Papio anubis Papio cynocephalus Papio ursinus The baboons are some of the largest non-hominid members of the primate order; only the Mandrill and the Drill are larger. ... Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu(extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens Homo (genus). ...


Species of Dinofelis:

  • Dinofelis abeli (China)
  • Dinofelis barlowi (Africa)
  • Dinofelis diastemata (Europe)
  • Dinofelis paleoonca (North America)
  • Dinofelis piveteaui (South Africa)

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Dinofelis (169 words)
Dinofelis is a large cat that lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America approximately 5-1.5 million years ago.
Dinofelis is an ancestor of the prehistoric cat Homotherium.
Dinofelis is known as a "false sabertooth" cat because, instead of true saberteeth, it had what appears to be a cross between long, flat saberteeth and the cone-shaped teeth of the modern-day lion and other existing cats.
Dinofelis - Definition, explanation (165 words)
Dinofelis is a genus of metailurini that lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America approximately 5-1.2 million years ago, most of which would have been in the Pliocene.
Dinofelis is the most plausible ancestor of the prehistoric genus of cat Homotherium.
Dinofelis is known as a "false sabertooth" cat because, instead of true saberteeth, it had what appears to be a cross between long, flat saberteeth and the cone-shaped teeth of the modern-day felines.
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