Mammal
Machairodus
Machairodus was a saber-toothed cat with elongated upper canines and a powerful predatory body.
Machairodus was a saber-toothed cat with elongated upper canines and a powerful predatory body. The selected species is Machairodus aphanistus, not a generic name for every saber-toothed mammal.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Machairodus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Its feeding structures are interpreted as adapted to taking animal prey.
- When it lived
- Miocene
- Group
- Carnivora
- Carnivora
Beyond the game
The real Machairodus
Machairodus was a saber-toothed cat with elongated upper canines and a powerful predatory body. The selected species is Machairodus aphanistus, not a generic name for every saber-toothed mammal.
The selected species is Machairodus aphanistus. Its feline body and saber-like upper canines distinguish it from other saber-toothed mammals with different evolutionary histories.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- Museo Arqueológico y Paleontológico de Madrid: Machairodus aphanistus
- Spanish national collections: Machairodus skull and postcranium
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