ðə ʃˈeɪp ʌv ɪts skˈʌl ɪz ɹˌɛmᵻnˈɪsənt əvə fˈɛlɪd skˈʌl ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ʌvðɪ ɛkstɹˈiːmli ʃˈɔːɹt skˈʌl ʌvðə mˈætʃɛɹˌɑːdɔntˌɪniː.
The shape of its skull is reminiscent of a felid skull rather than of the extremely short skull of the Machairodontinae.