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  Smilodon
The smilodon species are also known as sabertooth or sabre-toothed tigers (which is inaccurate) or sabertooth cats.
Smilodon californicus and Smilodon floridus may be subspecies of Smilodon fatalis.
Smilodon was approximately 350 kg and had a short tail, powerful legs and a large head.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sm/smilodon.html   (181 words)

  
 Articles - Smilodon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Smilodon (Greek: "Knife-Tooth") is an extinct genus of large machairodontine saber-toothed cats that are understood to have lived between approximately 3 million to 10,000 years ago in North and South America.
The smilodon species are also known as Saber-Toothed Cats (which is inaccurate because there are other, unrelated saber-toothed "cats") or Saber-Toothed Tigers (which is inaccurate, as they were not tigers).
The smilodon, or the Saber-Toothed Cat, is the power source of Trini Kwan and Aisha Campbell in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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 Smilodon gracilis -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Smilodon gracilis ("the slender Smilodon") was the smallest and earliest of the (Click link for more info and facts about sabertooth cats) sabertooth cats.
It first appeared in the (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States about 2.5 million years ago, like a decendant of Megantereon, and lived until about 500,000 years ago.
See also (Click link for more info and facts about Smilodon) Smilodon, (Click link for more info and facts about Smilodon fatalis) Smilodon fatalis and (Click link for more info and facts about Smilodon populator) Smilodon populator.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sm/smilodon_gracilis.htm   (134 words)

  
 PREHISTORIC CATS AND PREHISTORIC CAT-LIKE CREATURES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Smilodon gracilis was the smallest of the Smilodons and the earliest species (about 2.5 million years ago); it was found in the eastern United States and weighed around 80 kilos.
Smilodon's anatomy shows them to be were specialised hunters of big game; they probably ambushed their prey - their robust build is not designed for chasing it down.
Smilodon was not built for the chase and this reduction in cover would have made it harder to ambush prey.
www.messybeast.com /cat-prehistory.htm   (7774 words)

  
 smilodon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
See also Smilodon books, Lion, cat, felidae, lion, machairodus, smilodon, tiger.
'''Smilodon''' ("knife tooth") is more commonly known as the '''sabertooth cat''' (or, formerly, '''sabertooth tiger''').
''Smilodon'' lived approximately 3 million-10,000 years ago in North America and South America.
www.mycatcenter.com /smilodon.htm   (201 words)

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