Hemimachairodus
| Hemimachairodus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Felidae |
| Subfamily: | †Machairodontinae |
| Tribe: | †Machairodontini |
| Genus: | †Hemimachairodus Koenigswald, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii | |
Hemimachairodus is an extinct genus of saber-tooth cat of the tribe Machairodontini and subfamily Machairodontinae. The type species, Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii was previously assigned to the genus Homotherium.[1]
Fossil segments of Hemimachairodus were unearthed in Pleistocene dig sites in Java in Indonesia alongside other predators such as Panthera tigris, Homotherium ultimum, and Megacyon merriami, and it most likely competed with these species for prey.[2]
References[]
- ^ von Koenigswald, G.H.R. (1974). "Fossil mammals of Java part 6 Machairodontinae from the lower Pleistocene of Java". Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Series B Physical Sciences. 77 (4): 267–273. INIST:PASCALGEODEBRGM7520066100.
- ^ Volmer, Rebekka; Hertler, Christine; van der Geer, Alexandra (1 January 2016). "Niche overlap and competition potential among tigers (Panthera tigris), sabertoothed cats (Homotherium ultimum, Hemimachairodus zwierzyckii) and Merriam's Dog (Megacyon merriami) in the Pleistocene of Java". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 441: 901–911. Bibcode:2016PPP...441..901V. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.10.039. hdl:10795/3286.
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