Miomachairodus
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''Miomachairodus'' is an extinct genus of large saber-toothed cats of the subfamily Machairodontinae. It is known from Miocene-age fossils in China and Turkey and persisted until the Late Miocene (early Vallesian).Paleobiology Database: ''Miomachairodus'' Basic info
Fossils of this machairodont have been found in the Vallesian-age Bahe Formation in Shaanxi, China, and Yeni Eskihisar in Anatolia. This Turkish site is of Miocene age and is well known for its palynology, pollen studies.


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Cenozoic animals of Asia Machairodontinae Miocene felids Pliocene carnivorans Prehistoric carnivoran genera Fossil taxa described in 1976 {{Paleo-carnivora-stub