? Smilodon californicus Conservation status: Fossil
Fossil specimen at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Subfamily: Machairodontinae Genus: Smilodon Species: S. californicus
Binomial name
Smilodon californicus Bovard, 1907

Smilodon californicus ("Smilodon of California") is a machairodontin saber-toothed cat. It is sometimes considered a separate species of the genus Smilodon but is more likely a subspecies of Smilodon fatalis (as is Smilodon floridanus). Smilodon californicus fossil at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC; digital photo by User:Postdlf, 2/20/05 File links The following pages link to this file: Smilodon Smilodon californicus User:Postdlf/images Categories: GFDL images ... Categories: Museum stubs | Museums in Washington, DC | Smithsonian Institution | National Mall | Natural history museums ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 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. ... Species Smilodon californicus Smilodon fatalis Smilodon gracilis Smilodon populator Smilodon (Greek: Knife-Tooth) is an extinct genus of large machairodontine saber-toothed cats that are understood to have lived between approximately 3 million to 10,000 years ago in North and South America. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Species Smilodon californicus Smilodon fatalis Smilodon gracilis Smilodon populator Smilodon (Greek: Knife-Tooth) is an extinct genus of large machairodontine saber-toothed cats that are understood to have lived between approximately 3 million to 10,000 years ago in North and South America. ... 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. ... Binomial name Smilodon fatalis (Leidy, 1869) Smilodon fatalis (the deadly Smilodon) is possibly the best-known of the machairodontine saber-toothed cats. ...

Smilodon (fatalis) californicus is the California state fossil, most abundantly found in the La Brea Tar Pits where it would have been caught in tar while pursuing prey. State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ... Though every state in the United States has a State Bird and a State Flower, not every state in the United States has a State Fossil. ... La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles Countys Miracle Mile District. ...

See also Smilodon fatalis, Smilodon gracilis and Smilodon populator. Binomial name Smilodon fatalis (Leidy, 1869) Smilodon fatalis (the deadly Smilodon) is possibly the best-known of the machairodontine saber-toothed cats. ... Binomial name Smilodon gracilis Smilodon gracilis (the slender Smilodon) was the smallest and earliest of the sabertooth cats. ... Binomial name Smilodon populator Lund, 1842 Smilodon populator (the Smilodon that brings devastation) was a machairodontine saber-toothed cat species. ...

External links

• Dino Land State Fossils: Smilodon of California
• Machairodontinae (Sabre-toothed Cats)