Xenosmilus by Ghirin

Xenosmilus by Ghirin

Xenosmilus ("Strange knife") is a relatively newly described genus of saber-toothed cat.

This genus has one species, X. hodsonae, and the fossils were found in a limestone quarry in Florida.

Xenosmilus lived about 1 million years ago. It was a heavily built feline approximately the size of a lion. The upper canine teeth were relatively short and broad.

References:

www.wikipedia.org

http://www.messybeast.com/cat-prehistory.htm

http://www.niu.edu/pubaffairs/NT/1999/march22/saber.html