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The first genus of Machairodontinae to be discovered was Megantereon cultridens which was named in 1824 by Georges Cuvier; Another member of Machairodontinae, Smilodon, was the possible descendent of Megantereon and is the most famous saber-toothed cat (it is the "saber-toothed tiger"); Smilodon populator was the first species of Smilodonto be named in 1842 by Peter Wilhelm Lund.

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