What did Machairodontinae primarily prey on?
Machairodontinae
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†Proailurus 25 mya; Europe, Asia; one species; 9 kg










†Pseudaelurus 18 mya; Europe, Asia, North America; 12 species; average 40 kg
















Felinae
(modern feline and pantherine cats; 10 mya- present; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa; 44 species)sensulato†Machairodontinae





















Metailurini


















†Adelphailurus 10-5 mya; North America; one species; 50 kg
†Stenailurus 7 mya; Europe
†Yoshi 9 mya; Europe, Asia; 2 species[9]











†Metailurus 9 mya - 130,000 BCE; Africa,North America, Europe, Asia; six species
†Dinofelis (aka Therailurus) 5-1 mya; Europe, Asia, Africa, North America; 8 species; average 90 kg















Smilodontini














†Promegantereon 15-9 mya; Europe; one species; average 55 kg[10]
†Paramachairodus (aka Paramegantereon) 15-9 mya; Europe, Asia; two species; average 55 kg















†Rhizosmilodon 5-4.5 mya; North America; 1 species; average 78.8 kg[11]
†Megantereon 6-2 mya; North America, Africa, Asia; 12 species; average 120 kg
†Smilodon 2.5 mya - 10,000 BCE; North America, South America; three species; average 400 kg















Homotherini


















†Lokotunjailurus 10 mya; Africa; 2 species[10]
†Nimravides 13.6-4 mya; North America; 5 species[10]
†Amphimachairodus 9.5-5.3 mya; Eurasia, Africa, North America; 4 species; average 350-490 kg[10]











†Homotherium 5 mya- 10,000 BCE; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa; 4 species; average 190 kg
†Xenosmilus 1 mya; North America; one species; 300 kgMachairodontini















†Miomachairodus 12 mya; Europe, Asia, Africa, North America; one species
†Hemimachairodus 2 mya; Asia; one species
†Machairodus 11 mya- 126,000 BCE; Europe, Asia, Africa, North America; 6 species; average 300 kg