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Record 1 2017-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Mammals
DEF

A genus of saber-toothed cats (subfamily Machairodontinae) of the Pliocene and Pleistocene usually attaining the size of a tiger or lion and having upper canines that extend 7 inches (18 centimeters) or more below the lower jaw and a gape of usually greater than 90 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Mammifères
CONT

Le genre Smilodon [...] a vécu sur le continent américain, de – 2,5 millions d'années à – 10 000 ans, à la fin de la dernière période glaciaire. On en connaît trois espèces : Smilodon populator, Smilodon fatalis et Smilodon gracilis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Mamíferos
CONT

El género Smilodon aparece inicialmente en [América del Norte] hace [aproximadamente] 2,5 millones de años iniciando la ocupación de Sudamérica hacia fines del Plioceno [...] y dispersándose por todo el subcontinente donde finalmente se extingue en el límite Pleistoceno-Holoceno [...]

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