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==Phylogeny of feliform saber-tooths== <div class="noprint"> The following cladogram shows the relationships between the feliform saber-tooths, including the Nimravidae, Barbourofelidae and Machairodontinae.<ref name=Piras-2013>{{cite journal | last1 = Piras | first1 = P | last2 = Maiorino | first2 = L | last3 = Teresi | first3 = L | last4 = Meloro | first4 = C | last5 = Lucci | first5 = F | last6 = Kotsakis | first6 = T | last7 = Raia | first7 = P | year = 2013 | title = Bite of the cats: relationships between functional integration and mechanical performance as revealed by mandible geometry | doi = 10.1093/sysbio/syt053 | journal = Systematic Biology | volume = 62 | issue = 6| pages = 878–900 | pmid=23925509| doi-access = free }}</ref><ref name=Piras-Dryad>Piras P, Maiorino L, Teresi L, Meloro C, Lucci F, Kotsakis T, Raia P (2013) Data from: Bite of the cats: relationships between functional integration and mechanical performance as revealed by mandible geometry. Dryad Digital Repository. https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kp8t3</ref> Saber-toothed groups are marked with background colors. {{clade |style=font-size:80%;line-height:85%; |label1x="cats" |1={{clade |1={{clade |label1='''[[Nimravidae]]''' |sublabel1=("false saber-toothed cats") |style1=background-color:#ffdddd; |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=''[[Dinictis|Dinictis felina]]'' |2=''[[Pogonodon|Pogonodon platycopis]]'' }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |label1=''[[Eusmilus]]'' |1={{clade |1=''Eusmilus olsontau'' |2={{clade |1=''Eusmilus villebramarensis'' |2=''Eusmilus cerebralis'' }} }} |2=''Hoplophoneus dakotensis'' }} |2=''[[Hoplophoneus|Hoplophoneus primaevus]]'' |3=''Hoplophoneus occidentalis'' }} |2=''[[Nanosmilus|Nanosmilus kurténi]]'' }} }} |2=''[[Eofelis|Eofelis edwardsii]]'' }} |2=''[[Nimravus|Nimravus brachyops]]'' }}}} |2={{clade |2={{clade |label2='''[[Felidae]]''' |2={{clade |1={{clade |label2="''[[Pseudaelurus]]''" |sublabel2=(grade) |2={{clade |label1x=H+N |1x=Hyperailuricitis+Nimravides |1={{clade |1=''[[Pseudaelurus|Hyperailuricitis skinneri]]'' |2={{clade |label1=''[[Nimravides]]'' |style1=background-color:#eeccFF; |1={{clade |1=''Nimravides pedionomus'' |2=''Nimravides thinobates'' }} |2=''[[Pseudaelurus|Hyperailuricitis intrepidus]]'' }} |3=''[[Pseudaelurus|Hyperailuricitis validus]]'' }} |label2x=P+M |2={{clade |1x=[[Machairodontinae]] |label2=[[Machairodontinae]] |sublabel2=(saber-toothed cats) |style2=background-color:#eeeeFF; |2={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |label1=''[[Machairodus]]'' |1={{clade |1=''Machairodus aphanistus'' |2=''Machairodus horribilis'' }}}} |2={{clade |1={{clade |label1=''[[Amphimachairodus]]'' |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=''Amphimachairodus kurteni'' |2=''Amphimachairodus kabir'' }} |2=''Amphimachairodus giganteus'' }} }} |2={{clade |1=''[[Lokotunjailurus|Lokotunjailurus emageritus]]'' |label2=[[Homotheriini]] |sublabel2=(scimitar‑toothed cats) |style2=background-color:#ccccFF; |2={{clade |1={{clade |label1=''[[Dinobastis]]'' |1={{clade |1=''Dinobastis serus'' |2=''Dinobastis venezuelensis'' }} |2=''[[Xenosmilus hodsonae]]'' }} |2=''[[Homotherium latidens]]'' }} }} }} }} |2={{clade |1={{clade |label1=[[Metailurini]] |1={{clade |label1=''[[Dinofelis]]'' |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=''[[Dinofelis petteri]]'' |2=''[[Dinofelis paleoonca]]'' }} |2=''[[Dinofelis cristata]]'' }} |label2=''[[Metailurus]]'' |2={{clade |1=''[[Metailurus major]]'' |2=''[[Metailurus parvulus]]'' }} }}}} |2={{clade |1=''[[Promegantereon|Promegantereon ogygia]]'' |label2=[[Smilodontini]] |sublabel2=(dirk‑toothed cats) |style2=background-color:#ccccFF; |2={{clade |label1=''[[Megantereon]]'' |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=''Megantereon whitei'' |2=''Megantereon cultridens'' }} |2=''Megantereon ekidoit'' }} |2=''Megantereon hesperus'' }} |label2=''[[Smilodon]]'' |2={{clade |1={{clade |1=''Smilodon fatalis'' |2=''Smilodon populator'' }} |2=''Smilodon gracilis'' }} }} }} }} }} |1=''Pseudaelurus quadridentatus'' }} |label3x=S+F |3={{clade |label1=''[[Pseudaelurus|Styriofelis]]'' |1={{clade |1=''Styriofelis lorteti'' |2=''Styriofelis turnauensis'' }} |2=[[Felinae]] ''sensu lato'' (includes all extant [[Pantherinae|pantherines]] and [[Felinae|felines]]) }} }} |1=''[[Proailurus|Proailurus lemanensis]]'' }} }} |label1='''[[Barbourofelidae]]''' |sublabel1=("false saber-toothed cats") |style1=background-color:#ccffcc; |1={{clade |label1=''[[Barbourofelis]]'' |1={{clade |1={{clade |1={{clade |1=''Barbourofelis morrisi'' |2=''Barbourofelis fricki'' }} |2=''Barbourofelis loveorum'' }} |2=''Barbourofelis whitfordi'' }} |2=''[[Sansanosmilus|Sansanosmilus vallesiensis]]'' }} }} |1=''[[Haplogale media]]'' }} }} }}
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