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Xenosmilus
''Xenosmilus hodsonae'' (from Greek, , ''xenos'', "strange" + , ''smilē'', "chisel" ) is an extinct member of the Machairodontinae, or saber-toothed cat. Two fairly intact specimens were found by amateur fossil hunters in 1983 (1981 by some sources) in the Haile limestone mines in Alachua County, Florida. In 1994 the fossils were examined, and it was decided that the cats were of an entirely new genus.〔(Cookie-Cutter Cat Not as Cute as the Name Sounds ), Wired〕 The fossils were of Irvingtonian age (1.8 to 0.3 Ma).〔(Paleobiology Database: Xenosmilus, Age range and collections )〕
Physically, the cat measured between long with a highly muscular body and probably weighed around . Only ''Smilodon populator'' was noticeably larger amongst the saber-toothed cats. Before their discovery, all known saber-toothed cats fell into two general categories. Dirk toothed cats had long upper canines and stout legs. Scimitar toothed cats had only mildly elongated canines, and long legs. ''Xenosmilus'' broke these groupings by possessing both stout muscular legs and body, and short broad upper canines.〔(A more fearsome saber-toothed cat ), ScienceNews, October 20, 2008〕 Found alongside the two skeletons were dozens of peccary bones. It seems likely, with their muscular builds, that ''X. hodsonae'' preyed upon peccaries.
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