Sabre teeth – the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon – represent one of the most ...

The curved teeth of the saber-tooth ... to the big cat's demise about 10,000 years ago, according to a new study published in Current Biology. “Our study helps us better understand how extreme ...

Sabre teeth can be ideal for puncturing the flesh of prey, which may explain why they evolved in different groups of mammals ...

Saber teeth such as those that belonged to apex Ice Age predators were superbly shaped for puncturing prey and subduing them, ...

And while they couldn't determine its species, the animal belonged to ... nor did they give rise to the saber-toothed cats that existed until around 10,000 years ago. However, they were part ...

La Brea Tar Pits scientists have successfully identified a previously unknown species to Southern California through fossilized seeds. This discovery sheds light on a drought-driven dance between two ...

Saber-toothed predators—best known from the infamous Smilodon—evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A study ...

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The cat Dinofelis had squatter sabre teeth that balanced puncturing and strength more equally, says Pollock. The teeth of other sabre-toothed species sat between these optimal shapes, which might ...