What is Homotherium?
Q: What is Homotherium?
A: Homotherium is an extinct genus of machairodontine saber-toothed cats.
Q: How long were Homotherium's teeth compared to a modern tiger?
A: Homotherium's teeth were longer than a modern tiger, but shorter than Smilodon.
Q: What is another name for Homotherium?
A: Homotherium is sometimes called "scimitar-toothed cats".
Q: In what continents and epochs was Homotherium widespread?
A: Homotherium was widespread in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs (5 million years ago – 10,000 years ago).
Q: When did Homotherium become extinct in Africa?
A: Homotherium first became extinct in Africa some 1.5 million years ago.
Q: When did Homotherium go extinct in Eurasia?
A: Homotherium survived in Eurasia until about 30,000 years ago.
Q: When was the last scimitar cat alive in North America?
A: The last scimitar cat could have survived in North America until 10,000 years ago.
