Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Feliformia |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Felidae
Subfamilia: †Machairodontinae
Tribus: †Smilodontini
Genus: †Rhizosmilodon
Species: †R. fiteae
monotypic taxon
Name
Rhizosmilodon Wallace & Hulbert, 2013
Etymology: "rhizo (G) for 'root' and Smilodon" [Wallace & Hulbert, 2013]
References
Primary references
- Wallace, S.C. & Hulbert, R.C., Jr. 2013. A New Machairodont from the Palmetto Fauna (Early Pliocene) of Florida, with Comments on the Origin of the Smilodontini (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae). PLoS ONE 8(3): e56173. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056173 Reference page.