- Adelphailurus
Taxobox
name = "Adelphailurus"
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Carnivora
familia =Felidae
subfamilia =Felinae
tribus =Metailurini
genus = "Adelphailurus"
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = "Adelphailurus kansensis ""Adelphailurus" is a genus of
feline saber-toothed cat s belonging to the tribeMetailurini . It is known by a single type specimen found inKansas dated back to the lateMiocene epoch.It was a
Cougar -sized animal and may have had habits similar to a puma. Its body had the same shape as a puma except for a long and compressed upper canine. This would place this cat into the "False-sabertooth" group. Apart from that the "Adelphailurus" had a retained upper secondpremolar , which is unusual for acat .References
Turner, A and Mauricio Anton. "Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives" 1997. Columbia University Press. New York.
External links
* [http://www.lioncrusher.com//Machairodontinae.htm Sabre-toothed Cats at Lioncrusher's Domain]
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