Deinofelis was a "missing link" between Creodonts and saber-toothed cats. It lived during the Pliocene Epoch and probobly hunted Australopithecus, our ancestor! Deinofelis looked similar to the jaguar and probobly hunted in the same way; by biting its victims' skulls. Scientists believe it belonged to the Mairchondiditae, the same family that includes saber-toothed cats.
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