Homotherium (sabre-toothed cat) Viridiana Enriquez Antonio

                                                      Homotherium                                                 The Homotherium existed 4 million years old, it went extinct 12,000 years ago. It was excavated in the late 1940s and early 1950s.                                               Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats, often termed proportions, with longer, more robust forelimbs that gave it a hyena-like appearance. Based on this fossil, the Homotherium was likely a social predator. Homotherium reached 1.1 m at the shoulder and weighed an estimated 190 kg (420 lb) and therefore it was the size of an male African lion. Homotherium had the general appearance of a cat, but had a number of atypical features for a felid. The hind quarters were rather squat with feet that may have been partially plantigrade, causing the back to slope towards the short tail. Features of the hind limbs indicate that this cat was moderately capable of leaping. The pelvic region, including the sacral vertebrae, was bear-like, as the short tail composed of 13 vertebrae---about half the number of long tailed cats.


                          

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