sabre-toothed cat
Ice Age predator
A sabre-toothed cat is any of several extinct predatory mammals with elongated, blade-like upper canine teeth, most famously *Smilodon*, which roamed the Americas until roughly 10,000 years ago.
Despite the name, these animals were not closely related to modern cats.
The dramatic fangs, up to seven inches long, likely evolved for killing large prey.
Also spelled saber-toothed cat.
Era of massive glaciation
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- mastodonExtinct elephantine Pleistocene mammal
megafauna · woolly rhinoceros · giant sloth · dire wolf · cave bear · permafrost · steppe · grassland
Preserved ancient organism
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- skullHead's bone casing
- specimenIndividual for examination
Smilodon · La Brea · tar pit · carbon dating · paleobiology · reconstruction · museum · extinction
ice age
Era of massive glaciation
mastodon · megafauna · woolly rhinoceros · giant sloth · dire wolf · cave bear · permafrost · steppe · grassland · quaternary
fossil
Preserved ancient organism
- excavationAct of unearthing
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- skullHead's bone casing
specimen · Smilodon · La Brea · tar pit · carbon dating · paleobiology · reconstruction · museum · extinction · evolution
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
fangs · canines · claws · pounce · stalking · prey · kill · bison · horse · camel
Felidae
Taxonomic cat family
panther · jaguar · leopard · cougar · lynx · wild cat · ancestor · lineage · evolutionary · retractable claws
sabre-toothed catAfrican lion
Large maned feline carnivore
leopard · jaguar · cheetah · tiger · Bengal tiger
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