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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Saber-toothed cats, Proailurus, Machairodus, Homotherium, Dinofelis, Pseudaelurus, American Lion, Panthera leo spelaea, Machairodontinae, Megantereon, American cheetah, Nimravidae, European Lion, Thylacosmilus, Barbourofelidae, Panthera leo vereshchagini, Barbourofelis, European Jaguar, Prosansanosmilus, Acinonyx kurteni, Adelphailurus, Felis lunensis, Panthera leo fossilis, Metailurini, Paramachairodus, Xenosmilus, Giant Cheetah, Dinofelis paleoonca, Ginsburgsmilus, Sri Lanka Lion, Panthera onca augusta, Panthera onca mesembrina, Dinobastis, Metailurus, Lokotunjailurus, Smilodontini, Barbourofelis fricki, Machairodontini, Panthera schaubi, Pratifelis martini, Nimravides, Lynx issiodorensis, Dinailurictis, Trinil Tiger, Albanosmilus, Miomachairodus, Panthera palaeosinensis, Panthera pardoides, Panthera youngi, Dinofelis barlowi, Panthera schreuderi, Tuscany Lion, Pontosmilus, Dinofelis aronoki, Dinofelis darti, Protamphimachairodus. Excerpt: Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats, often termed scimitar cats, endemic to North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs (5 mya-10 000 years ago), existing for approximately . It first became extinct in Africa some 1.5 million years ago. In Eurasia it survived until about 30 000 years ago. In South America is only known from a few remains in the northern (Venezuela), in the mid-Pleistocene, along with the arrival of Smilodon. The last scimitar cat could have survived in North America until 10 000 years ago. Homotherium serum life-restoration. Homotherium serum. a rare felid.Homotherium reached 1.1 m at the shoulder and was therefore about the size of a lion, weighing an estimated 190 kg. Compared to some other machairodonts, like Smilodon or Megantereon, Homotherium had relatively shorter uppe...