Rhizosmilodon
Sign in to saveRhizosmilodon is an extinct genus of saber-tooth cat of the subfamily Machairodontinae that lived during the Early Pliocene and was discovered in the U.S. state of Florida.
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Rhizosmilodon is an extinct genus of saber-tooth cat of the subfamily Machairodontinae that lived during the Early Pliocene and was discovered in the U.S. state of Florida.
==History and Naming== The first fossils of Rhizosmilodon were discovered in fossil beds of central Florida by Steven C. Wallace and Richard C. Hulbert Jr and described in 2013. The holotype specimen, UF 124634, consists of a single right mandible. Many bones of Rhizosmilodon have been discovered including; Teeth; mandibles; foot bones; leg bones; and a single skull. All specimens of Rhizosmilodon have only been found in Florida.
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