Jun 9, 2024 · Smilodon was a member of the genus Smilodontini, which was itself part of the Mechairodontinae subfamily within the Felidae family. Not only did the Smilodon genus die out, so …

Jun 18, 2019 · I found this upper canine from a Smilodon for sale online. The number of surface imperfections lead me to believe the tooth is authentic though it could be a particularly well done …

Smilodon on the other hand, was a forest-dweller, more akin in niche and skeletal proportions to more robust forest-cats like jaguars and tigers, and so would have been far more heavily built than such …

How would smilodon (and other saber-toothed cats and cat-shaped animals with similarly exaggerated canines) have persisted and thrived for millions of years if they literally couldn't kill prey?

Nov 30, 2022 · If Smilodon was social (and there is some support for this) it likely lived in monogamous family units more akin to wolves. It should also be noted that cooperative hunting isn’t too common in …

The ancestors of Smilodon populator grew large due to the lack of competition from other large carnivores. Besides the Tremarctine bears, they were the largest predators in South America. They …

Jun 30, 2023 · Smilodon went extinct around ~10,000 years ago, near the start/end of the Holocene/Pleistocene. Human arrival estimates in the Americas has varied, but I think the most …

Nov 5, 2023 · Smilodon populator Smilodon, often called a saber-toothed cat or wrongly a saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts. This saber-toothed cat was endemic to North America …

Dec 8, 2023 · Both carnivores of a similar size, Smilodon probably faster. It certainly wouldn't be a given and closer to 50/50 than a significant advantage to either. If they co-existed, though, they'd probably …

Dec 20, 2022 · Sabertooth predators penetrating bite. Illustration by HodariNundu. Caiman was a common prey item for Smilodon populator on some regions according to isotope analysis. Making …