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Homotherium

Homotherium is a prehistoric cat that lived approximately 3 million-10,000 years ago in North America. It is the successor to Dinofelis.

One known species of Homotherium is Homotherium serum.

Homotherium was about the height of a modern lion and was built to run fast; possibly as fast as 60 miles (96 km) per hour.

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