Smilodon

Summary

Smilodon is a fossil taxon^[1]. Smilodon ranks in the top 0.062% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,235 views/month, #6 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smilodon's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Smilodon is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Smilodon belongs to the parent taxon Smilodontini^[5].
• Smilodon's location of discovery is recorded as North America^[6].
• Smilodon's location of discovery is recorded as South America^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Smilodon is Smilodon^[8].
• Smilodon's Commons category is recorded as Smilodon^[9].
• The taxonomic type of Smilodon is Smilodon populator^[10].
• Smilodon began on -2500000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Smilodon ended on -10000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Smilodon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Smilodon^[13].
• Smilodon's Commons gallery is recorded as Smilodon^[14].
• Smilodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'saber-toothed tiger'}^[15].
• Smilodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'tigre à dents de sabre'}^[16].
• Smilodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sabljastozobi tiger'}^[17].
• Smilodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'tigrul cu dinți-sabie'}^[18].
• Smilodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sabre-toothed cat'}^[19].
• Smilodon's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+175'}^[20].
• Smilodon's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+100'}^[21].
• Smilodon's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+280'}^[22].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Smilodon is Smilodon^[8]. Smilodon is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Smilodon belongs to the parent taxon Smilodontini^[5]. The taxonomic type of Smilodon is Smilodon populator^[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'saber-toothed tiger'}^[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'tigre à dents de sabre'}^[16], {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sabljastozobi tiger'}^[17], {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'tigrul cu dinți-sabie'}^[18], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sabre-toothed cat'}^[19].

Identifiers

Smilodon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 317779^[23]. Smilodon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13265^[24]. Smilodon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4443389^[25]. Smilodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3240061^[26].

Why It Matters

Smilodon ranks in the top 0.062% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,235 views/month, #6 of 9,701).^[2] Smilodon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Smilodon is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]