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Smilodon gracilis

Smilodon gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Felidae
Genus:Smilodon
Species:gracilis
Binomial name
Smilodon gracilis
Smilodon gracilis ("the slender Smilodon") was the smallest and earliest of the sabertooth cats. It first appeared in the United States about 2.5 million years ago and lived until about 500,000 years ago.

See also Smilodon, Smilodon fatalis and Smilodon populator.