†Xenosmilus hodsonae Martin et al. 2000 (cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Full reference: L. D. Martin, J. P. Babiarz, V. L. Naples and J. Hearst. 2000. Three ways to be a saber-toothed cat. Naturwissenschaften 87:41-44
Belongs to Xenosmilus according to L. D. Martin et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Xenosmilus venezuelensis
Type specimen: BIOPSI 101, a skeleton. Its type locality is Haile 21A, which is in an Irvingtonian terrestrial horizon in Florida.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Florida collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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