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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Extinct mammal
Prehistoric predator
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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:characterizedBy
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elongated upper canine teeth
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:Machairodontinae
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gptkbp:depictedIn
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museum exhibits
popular culture
Ice Age (film series)
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gptkbp:diet
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carnivorous
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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saber-shaped canine teeth
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gptkbp:extinct
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yes
end of the Pleistocene
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:lion
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gptkbp:famousFossilSite
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gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
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gptkbp:famousGenus
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gptkb:Homotherium
gptkb:Megantereon
gptkb:Smilodon
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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19th century
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gptkbp:foundFossilsIn
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gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Saber-toothed cats
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gptkbp:huntingStrategy
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ambush predator
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Homotherium_serum
gptkb:Megantereon_cultridens
gptkb:Smilodon_fatalis
gptkb:Smilodon_populator
gptkb:Xenosmilus_hodsonae
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gptkbp:notCloselyRelatedTo
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modern tigers
modern lions
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Carnivora
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gptkbp:predators
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bison
camels
ground sloths
horses
large herbivores
mammoths
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gptkbp:range
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medium to large
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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nimravids (false saber-toothed cats)
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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:subfamily
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gptkb:Machairodontinae
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gptkbp:teeth
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up to 28 cm
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sabertooths
gptkb:Prehistoric_Florida
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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