Study: Saber-Toothed Predators’ Teeth were Highly Effective at Puncturing Prey
Saber-toothed predators– such as the well-known saber-toothed feline Smilodon fatalis — progressed several times throughout various mammal groups. Their uncommon teeth were functionally ideal and extremely efficient at piercing victim,…
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270 million-year-old saber-toothed predator from ‘ghost’ lineage looked like a bald dog
Researchers have actually discovered what they think to be the earliest saber-toothed animal on record– a furless, husky-sized predator from a “ghost” family tree of ancient mammal family members. This…
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35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten with preserved whiskers pulled from permafrost in Siberia
Scientists have actually pulled the mummy of a newborn saber-toothed feline that passed away a minimum of 35,000 years earlier from Siberia’s permafrost– and the kitty still has its hairs…
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