†Smilodon crucians Ameghino 1904 (saber-toothed cat)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1904. Nuevas especies de mamíferos, cretáceos y terciarios de la República Argentina [New species of mammals, Cretaceous and Tertiarty, from the Argentine Republic]. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 56–58:1-142
Belongs to Smilodon according to F. Ameghino 1904
Sister taxa: Smilodon fatalis, Smilodon gracilis, Smilodon populator, Smilodon riggii
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Smilodon crucians in the database
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