Tag Archives: Sabre tooth cat

The one with the sabretooth

Posted on May 13, 2014 by twilightbeasts

Smilodon is the genus of extinct sabretooth that everyone knows. Stocky, hugely muscled, with canines that protrude far below the jaw, it is the archetypal Pleistocene predator. It was a member of the machairodontinae, an extinct subfamily of the Felidae … Continue reading →

Posted in Sabre tooth Cat | Tagged American lion, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Canis dirus, Dire Wolf, Friends, Homotherium latidens, Panthera leo atrox, Rancho la Brea, Ross Geller, Sabre tooth cat, Smilodon, Smilodon fatalis, Smilodon gracilis, Smilodon populator, Trowelblazer | 36 Comments

The forgotten sabretooth

Posted on April 28, 2014 by twilightbeasts

If the Pleistocene megafauna held a popularity contest then I’m certain that some species would pop up more than others. The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), the giant ground sloth (Megatherium americanum) and sabretooth cat (Smilodon fatalis) are probably the gold, silver, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sabre tooth Cat | Tagged Cave Lion, Chauvet Caves, Creswell Crags, European Scimitar Cat, Ground sloth, Homotherium latidens, Kents Cavern, Lascaux Caves, Robin Hood Cave, Sabre tooth cat, Smilodon fatalis, William Boyd Dawkins, Woolly Mammoth | 21 Comments

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