Saber-toothed cats

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Extinct_mammal
gptkb:Prehistoric_predator
gptkbp:biteForce relatively weak compared to modern big cats
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction gptkb:human
climate change
decline of prey
gptkbp:characterizedBy elongated upper canine teeth
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Machairodontinae
gptkbp:depictedIn museum exhibits
popular culture
Ice Age (film series)
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature saber-shaped canine teeth
gptkbp:extinct yes
end of the Pleistocene
gptkbp:family gptkb:lion
gptkbp:famousFossilSite gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
gptkbp:famousGenus gptkb:Homotherium
gptkb:Megantereon
gptkb:Smilodon
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:foundFossilsIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:huntingStrategy ambush predator
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Homotherium_serum
gptkb:Megantereon_cultridens
gptkb:Smilodon_fatalis
gptkb:Smilodon_populator
gptkb:Xenosmilus_hodsonae
gptkbp:notCloselyRelatedTo modern tigers
modern lions
gptkbp:order gptkb:Carnivora
gptkbp:predators gptkb:bison
camels
ground sloths
horses
large herbivores
mammoths
gptkbp:range medium to large
gptkbp:relatedTo nimravids (false saber-toothed cats)
gptkbp:researchInterest paleontology
gptkbp:residesIn Eocene to Holocene epochs
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Machairodontinae
gptkbp:teeth up to 28 cm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sabertooths
gptkb:Prehistoric_Florida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saber-toothed cats