Thylacosmilus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Thylacosmilus

GPTKB entity

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