kəmpˈɛɹd wɪð ðoʊz ʌvðə mˈoːɹ ɹˈiːsənt mˈætʃɛɹˌɑːdɔnts, ɪts ˌʌpɚ kˈeɪnaɪnz wɜː ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli smˈɔːl, bˌʌt ðeɪ nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs dɪstˈɪŋktli pɹətɹˈuːdᵻd fɹʌm ɪts mˈaʊθ.
Compared with those of the more recent machairodonts, its upper canines were relatively small, but they nevertheless distinctly protruded from its mouth.