Machairodus

extinct genus of saber-toothed cats

Taxon Fossil Taxon Q1274400

Facts

7 properties

Instance of: fossil taxon
Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[7]
End time: -120000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[6]
Parent taxon: Machairodontini^[3]
Start time: -11000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[5]
Taxon name: Machairodus^[4]
Taxon rank: genus^[2]

🏷️ Also known as

en Machaerodus en Machairodus en Machiarodus el Μαχαιρόδους fa دندان‌خنجری he מכיירודוס ja マカイロドゥス ru Machairodus ru Махайроды uk Махайрод zh 剑齿虎属 zh 短劍劍齒虎

🔖 Identifiers · 12

Image (Wikimedia Commons): Machairodus giganteus 1.jpg ↗
Encyclopedia of Life ID: 4444345
Fossilworks taxon ID: 41059
Freebase ID: /m/016n26
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update): 4.8M (3.2M–4.8M, n=3)
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID: makhairody-5c3e16
IRMNG ID: 1.1M (1.1M–1.3M, n=3)
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 2778941434
Open Tree of Life ID: 4941883
Paleobiology Database taxon ID: 41059
Topic's main category: Category:Machairodus
Yale LUX ID: concept/73180374-5db8-4e72-b859-9705a9a7c2af

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Machairodontini

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Summary

Machairodus is a fossil taxon^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Machairodus — taxon rank (P105): genus. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Machairodus — parent taxon (P171): Machairodontini. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Machairodus — taxon name (P225): Machairodus. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-09-29. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Machairodus — start time (P580): 11000000 BC. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Machairodus — end time (P582): 120000 BC. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Machairodus — described by source (P1343): Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Machairodus is an instance of fossil taxon (Q23038290) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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