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gptkbp:instanceOf
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feliform
prehistoric mammal
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gptkbp:behavior
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debated (possibly social or solitary)
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gptkbp:biteForce
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relatively weak compared to modern big cats
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gptkbp:causeOfExtinction
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gptkb:human
climate change
decline of prey
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:Machairodontinae
gptkb:Smilodon
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gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:carnivore
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gptkbp:distinctFrom
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gptkb:Barbourofelidae
Nimravidae (false saber-toothed cats)
Thylacosmilus (marsupial saber-tooth)
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gptkbp:extinct
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yes
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:lion
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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gptkb:Ice_Age_(film)
museum exhibits
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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19th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Saber-toothed cat
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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elongated upper canine teeth
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gptkbp:notCloselyRelatedTo
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modern tigers
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gptkbp:notDirectAncestorOf
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modern cats
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gptkbp:predators
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bison
camels
ground sloths
horses
large herbivores
mammoths
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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modern cats
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gptkbp:reproduction
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viviparous
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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paleontology
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gptkbp:residesIn
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Eocene to Holocene epochs
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gptkbp:size
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varied by species
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gptkbp:SmilodonCanineLength
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up to 28 cm
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gptkbp:SmilodonExtinct
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about 10,000 years ago
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gptkbp:SmilodonFossilsFoundIn
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gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
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gptkbp:SmilodonLivedDuring
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gptkb:Pleistocene
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gptkbp:SmilodonSize
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up to 400 kg
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gptkbp:subfamily
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gptkb:Machairodontinae
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gptkbp:toothFunction
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stabbing prey
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gptkbp:wellKnownGenus
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gptkb:Homotherium
gptkb:Megantereon
gptkb:Smilodon
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:California
gptkb:California,_United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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