▁ 2 0 ▁million ▁years ▁later ▁than ▁the ▁Urs idae ▁and ▁the ▁N im rav idae , ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁years ▁later ▁than ▁the ▁Can idae . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Early ▁Mi oc ene ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 6 . 6 ▁million ▁years ▁ago , ▁Pseud ael urus ▁lived ▁in ▁Africa . ▁Its ▁foss il ▁j aws ▁were ▁also ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ge ological ▁form ations ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁Vall esian , ▁Asia ' s ▁Middle ▁Mi oc ene ▁and ▁North ▁America ' s ▁late ▁Hem ing ford ian ▁to ▁late ▁Bar st ov ian ▁epo chs . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Early ▁or ▁Middle ▁Mi oc ene , ▁the ▁sab re - to oth ed ▁Mach ai rod ont inae ▁evol ved ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁migr ated ▁north wards ▁in ▁the ▁Late ▁Mi oc ene . ▁With ▁their ▁large ▁upper ▁can ines , ▁they ▁were ▁adapted ▁to ▁pre y ▁on ▁large - b od ied ▁meg ah erb iv ores . ▁Mi om ach ai rod us ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁known ▁member ▁of ▁this ▁sub family . ▁Met ail urus ▁lived ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁E uras ia ▁between ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁million ▁years ▁ago . ▁Several ▁Param ach a er od us ▁ske let ons ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁Spain . ▁Hom other ium ▁appeared ▁in ▁Africa , ▁E uras ia ▁and ▁North ▁America ▁around ▁ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁years ▁ago , ▁and ▁Meg an tere on ▁about ▁ 3 ▁million ▁years ▁ago