A large extinct genus of carnivora belonging to the Felidae family. It flourished in North America during the Quaternary Pleistocene. It was roughly the size of a lion. It shared with Machairodus and Meganthereon the characteristic of having long canines, making it the most evolved of the Felidae. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
食肉目ネコ科に属する大型絶滅属。北アメリカの第四紀更新世に栄えた。大きさはライオン程度。犬歯が長大な点で,マカイロダス Machairodusやメガンテレオン Meganthereonと共通し,ケンシコ類のなかで最も進化していた。
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