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Thylacosmilus
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Thylacosmilus
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:genus
prehistoric mammal
gptkbp:canines
grew continuously
projected below jaw
gptkbp:class
gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:describedBy
gptkb:Elmer_S._Riggs
gptkbp:diet
gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn
gptkb:Argentina
gptkbp:extinct
true
gptkbp:family
gptkb:Thylacosmilidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed
1926
gptkbp:fossilRange
gptkb:Pliocene
gptkb:Late_Miocene
gptkbp:habitat
gptkb:South_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Thylacosmilus
gptkbp:kingdom
gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:livedFor
6 to 3 million years ago
gptkbp:not_a_marsupial
true
gptkbp:not_closely_related_to
true cats
gptkbp:notableFeature
saber-like canines
gptkbp:order
gptkb:Sparassodonta
gptkbp:phylum
gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators
herbivorous mammals
gptkbp:relatedTo
other sparassodonts
gptkbp:similarTo
saber-toothed cat
gptkbp:size
about size of a jaguar
gptkbp:skullLength
deep roots for canines
gptkbp:taxonRank
gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies
Thylacosmilus atrox
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Sparassodonta
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6