Smilodon
extinct genus of cat
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Summary
Smilodon is a fossil taxon[1]. Smilodon ranks in the top 0.062% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,911 views/month, #6 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Smilodontini[4]
- Location of discovery: North America[5], South America[6]
- Taxon name: Smilodon[7]
- Commons category: Smilodon[8]
- Taxonomic type: Smilodon populator[9]
- Start time: -2500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
- End time: -10000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Smilodon[12]
- Commons gallery: Smilodon[13]
- Taxon common name: saber-toothed tiger[14], tigre à dents de sabre[15], sabljastozobi tiger[16], tigrul cu dinți-sabie[17], sabre-toothed cat[18]
- Length: 175 cm[19]
- Height: 100 cm[20]
- Mass: 280 kg[21]
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Identifiers
Smilodon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 317779[22]. Smilodon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13265[23]. Smilodon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4443389[24]. Smilodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3240061[25].
Why It Matters
Smilodon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Smilodon is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]