saber teeth
Ice age weapons
Saber teeth are the elongated, curved canine teeth found in certain prehistoric mammals, most famously the saber-toothed cat.
These dramatically extended fangs could reach several inches in length, projecting well below the jaw.
The term applies to any animal with this distinctive dental feature, which evolved independently in several unrelated species.
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- ice ageEra of massive glaciation
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
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