Amphimachairodus giganteus. Illustration and photo-reconstruction of the ancient sabre-toothed cat Amphimachairodus giganteus standing on the edge of a forest. Amphimachairodus giganteus is an extinct genus of large machairodonts. It inhabited Eurasia and Northern Africa during the late Miocene epoch. Amphiachairodus kabir was a large species from Central Africa whose size may have approached up to 400 kilograms. It was about 2 metres long and probably hunted as an ambush predator - its legs were too short to sustain a long chase, so it most likely was a good jumper. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / ROMAN UCHYTEL |
Taille de l’image : | 6496 px × 4329 px |
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