†subfamily Machairodontinae Gill 1872 (cat)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 65494
Parent taxon: Felidae according to M. Antón et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Aeluropsis, Catolynx, Cynaelurus, Diamantofelis, Dinofelis, Drepanodon, Epimachairodus, Felinae, Katifelis, Lokotunjailurus, Mellivorodon, Miracinonyx, Namafelis, Pantherinae, Plethaelurus, Propontosmilus, Pseudaelurus, Sivaelurus, Sivafelis, Sivasmilus, Uncia, Vinayakia, Viretailurus, Vishnufelis, Yoshi
Subtaxa: Hemimachairodus, Homotheriini, Machairodontini, Metailurini, Paramachaerodus, Promegantereon, Smilodontini
Type: Machairodus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore