Definition of Machairodus. Meaning of Machairodus. Synonyms of Machairodus

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Definition of Machairodus

Machairodus
Machaerodus Ma*ch[ae]"ro*dus, Machairodus Ma*chai"ro*dus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dagger + ? tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.

Meaning of Machairodus from wikipedia

- skeletons of other machairodonts. Machairodus irtyschensis and Machairodus ischimicus were described in 1936. Machairodus robinsoni was described in 1976...
- and re****igned the subspecies Machairodus aphanistus taracliensis as Machairodus giganteus taracliensis. Machairodus kabir was described in 2005, and...
- the Machairodontini or Homotherini with scimitar-toothed cats, such as Machairodus or Homotherium, and the Metailurini, containing genera such as Dinofelis...
- †Machairodontinae (diverged ?, in the ?) Tribe †Homotherini †Homotherium †Machairodus †Xenosmilus Tribe †Metailurini †Dinofelis †Metailurus Tribe †Smilodontini...
- further described two species in this new subgenus: Machairodus (Megantereon) crenatidens and Machairodus (Megantereon) nesti**** for remains found in Italy...
- of the Holarctic Late Miocene Homotherin Machairodus (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae): The Case of Machairodus Catocopis Cope, 1887". Journal of Vertebrate...
- felids of the subfamily Machairodontinae, which range from the type genus Machairodus of the late Miocene to Smilodon of the Pleistocene. The "false saber-toothed...
- bladed. Machairodontins had heavier bodies with some species in the genus Machairodus almost reaching the size of Smilodon po****tor. Based on mitochondrial...
- Pontosmilus and Proamphimachairodus-he included Machairodus orientalis, Felis ogygia, and Machairodus maximiliani as species of Paramachaerodus-Pontosmilus...
- (15 December 2002). "The first appearance of Dinocrocuta gigantea and Machairodus aphanistus (Mammalia, Carnivora) in the Miocene of Bulgaria" (PDF). Mitteilungen...