Sabre-toothed cats

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Giant_Mammoths
gptkbp:aroma keen sense of smell
gptkbp:art_style depicted in cave paintings
gptkbp:behavior possibly solitary
gptkbp:body_style stocky and muscular
strong neck muscles
gptkbp:caused_by climate change and human activity
gptkbp:climate cooler climates
gptkbp:cultural_significance popular in media
gptkbp:diet herbivorous mammals
gptkbp:eye_color forward-facing eyes
gptkbp:family gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
important for understanding evolution
found in tar pits
studied for ecosystem dynamics.
up to 2.5 million years old
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Smilodon
gptkbp:habitat various environments
gptkbp:headcount powerful
robust
flattened and elongated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sabre-toothed cats
gptkbp:hunting_technique open grasslands
ambush predator
gptkbp:known_for long canine teeth
gptkbp:length shorter than modern cats
gptkbp:material longer than modern cats
gptkbp:mythology featured in folklore
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Smilodon_fatalis
gptkb:Smilodon_gracilis
gptkb:Smilodon_populator
gptkbp:origin Miocene epoch
gptkbp:participated_in other large predators
gptkbp:predators large herbivores
retractable claws
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:toy
gptkbp:related_to modern big cats
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:research paleontology
gptkbp:resides_in Pleistocene epoch
gptkbp:scientific_classification order Carnivora
gptkbp:size large
larger than modern lions
gptkbp:sound acute hearing
gptkbp:species hypercarnivore
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Machairodontinae
gptkbp:weight up to 500 pounds
gptkbp:wildlife approximately 10,000 years ago
gptkbp:young kittens