Smilodon populator Lund, 1841
Saber-toothed cat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Smilodon populator populator Lund, 1841 (1842?); Smilodon populator californicus Bovard, 1907
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Americas
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Lund, P. W. (1842). Blik paa Brasiliens dyreverden für sidste Jordomvaeltning. Fjerde Afhandling: Fortsaettelse af Pattedryene, Vol. 9, p. 137-208.
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