Feliformia ('cat-like' carnivores) Family †Barbourofelidae (sister taxa to Felidae) Family Felidae (true cats) Subfamily †Machairodontinae (diverged ?, in the ?) Tribe †Homotherini †Homotherium †Machairodus †Xenosmilus Tribe †Metailurini †Dinofelis †Metailurus Tribe †Smilodontini †Megantereon †Paramachairodus †Smilodon References Further reading Mol, D., W. v. Logchem, K. v. Hooijdonk, R. Bakker. The Saber-Toothed Cat. DrukWare, Norg 2008. . Sardella, R. "Web of Knowledge [v5.6]". SOC PALEONTOLOGICA ITALIANA, C/O E. SERPAGLI, EDITOR, IST DI PALEONTOLOGIA VIA UNIV 4, MODENA, 00000, ITALY, 10 Mar. 2012. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=WOS>. External links Saber-toothed Cats at the Illinois State Museum Saber-toothed Cats at the UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Prehistoric cats and prehistoric cat-like creatures Apex predators Saber-toothed cats