剑齿虎属(Machairodus)通称为短剑虎或短剑剑齿虎,是生存于1100-1.2万年前欧洲、亚洲、非洲及北美洲的大型剑齿虎亚科动物。剑齿虎属的物种在体型及比例上有很大的差异,最大约有狮子的大小。它们有很大的犬齿,齿上有锯齿,但在几年内就会磨损。[1]
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剑齿虎属有可能是似剑齿虎的祖先。剑齿虎属与所有猫科都是从原小熊猫演化而来。
本属已经描述的包括以下物种:
- Machairodus alberdiae Ginsburg et al., 1981
- 阿芬短剑剑齿虎 Machairodus aphanistus Kaup, 1832[2]
- Machairodus laskerevi Sotnikova, 1992
- Machairodus pseudaeluroides Schmidt-Kittler, 1976
- Machairodus robinsoni Kurtén, 1975
- Machairodus horribilis Schlosser, 1903
- Machairodus kabir Peigne et al. 2005[4][5]
- Machairodus lahayishupup Orcut, 2021
Manuel J. Salesa, Bárbara Hernández, Pilar Marín, Gema Siliceo, Irene Martínez, Mauricio Antón, María Isabel García-Real, Juan Francisco Pastor and Rosa Ana García-Fernández. 2024. New insights on the Ecology and Behavior of Machairodus aphanistus (Carnivora, Felidae, Machairodontinae) through the Paleopathological Study of the Fossil Sample from the Late Miocene (Vallesian, MN 10) of Cerro de los Batallones (Torrejón de Velasco, Madrid, Spain). Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 31, 21. DOI: 10.1007/s10914-024-09721-8
存档副本. [2019-10-18]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-21).
Peigné, Stéphane, et al. "A new machairodontine (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Late Miocene hominid locality of TM 266, Toros-Menalla, Chad." Comptes Rendus Palevol 4.3 (2005): 243-253.