Metailurus is a genus of saber-toothed cat in the family Felidae, and belonging to the tribe Metailurini, which occurred in North America, Eurasia and Africa from the Miocene to the Middle Pleistocene.

[9] The canines of Metailurus are longer than those of even the clouded leopard, but significantly shorter than true saber teeth, and more conical than bladed.

Its dental material is comparative to those specimens from Pikermi, Chomateri, and China.

The presence of elongated posterior limbs indicate that it had developed jumping skills.

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