Homotherium

Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats, often termed scimitar-toothed cats, that ranged from North America, South America, Eurasia, and Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs (5 mya-10,000 years ago), existing for approximately 5 million years.

Biological Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Carnivora
 * Family: Felidae
 * Subfamily: Machairodontinae
 * Tribe: Homotherini
 * Genus: Homotherium

Species

 * Homotherium aethiopicum
 * Homotherium crenatidens
 * Homotherium crusafonti
 * Homotherium hadarensis
 * Homotherium idahoensis
 * Homotherium ischyrus
 * Homotherium johnstoni
 * Homotherium latidens
 * Homotherium nestianus
 * Homotherium nihowanensis
 * Homotherium sainzelli
 * Homotherium serum
 * Homotherium ultimum
 * Homotherium venezuelensis