In size they were between a modern leopard and a lion, with most about the size of a jaguar (70 cm tall and up to 120 kg), they were medium-sized but powerful cats with a pair of prominent saber teeth.
Po veličini bio je između današnjeg leoparda i lava, otprilike veličine jaguara (70 cm visok i težine do 120 kg) - srednje velika, ali snažna mačka koja je imala dva istaknuta sabljasta zuba.