Smilodon

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:behavior debated (possibly social or solitary)
gptkbp:biteForce relatively weak for its size
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction gptkb:human
gptkb:megafaunal_extinction
climate change
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName saber-toothed cat
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:California
gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Peter_Wilhelm_Lund
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family gptkb:lion
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Night_at_the_Museum_(film)
gptkb:Prehistoric_Park_(TV_series)
gptkb:Walking_with_Beasts_(TV_series)
Ice Age (film series)
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1842
gptkbp:fossilRange 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
gptkbp:heightAtShoulder 1.1 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smilodon
gptkbp:huntingStyle ambush predator
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 1.6–2.2 m
gptkbp:limbFeature short, powerful limbs
gptkbp:notableFeature elongated upper canine teeth
gptkbp:order gptkb:Carnivora
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators gptkb:giant_beavers
gptkb:glyptodonts
bison
camels
ground sloths
horses
mammoths
mastodons
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Homotherium
gptkb:Megantereon
gptkb:Panthera
gptkbp:representedIn museums worldwide
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:skullLength robust and short
gptkbp:species gptkb:Smilodon_fatalis
gptkb:Smilodon_gracilis
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Machairodontinae
gptkbp:symbol California state fossil
gptkbp:tailLength short tail
gptkbp:teeth up to 28 cm
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Smilodon_populator
gptkbp:weight 160–400 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saber-toothed_cat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5