The saber-toothed cat ruled the Ice Age with massive fangs and unmatched power until it vanished forever or did it? In this ...

Many people believe saber-tooth cats vanished millions of years ago, but what if a close relative still prowls the forests today? The clouded leopard is often called a “modern saber-tooth cat” due to ...

For nearly two centuries, paleontologists have wondered what saber-toothed cats really looked like. Despite models in museums, dramatic paleoart, and even a starring spot in the Ice Age movies ...

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According to new research, two sets of sabers and unusual lower jaw anatomy show that the saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis delayed adulting with a long weaning period Katie Cottingham ...

Calling all "Ice Age" lovers: The frozen remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cat have been studied for the first time in history, according to a study published Thursday in the journal ...

An image of the saber-tooth cat cub. Image: Lopatin et al., Scientific Reports 2024 Six years ago, scientists discovered a remarkably preserved cave lion cub in Siberia’s permafrost. Despite ...

One of those species was the saber-toothed cat, and while we may never know how aggressive the big felines would have been towards a human, new research tells us all we need to know about their ...

However, paleontologist George Phillips of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science identified it as a jaw from a saber-toothed cat. That made the discovery excessively rare in Mississippi.

Mississippi has yielded numerous significant fossil discoveries in recent years, including a saber-toothed cat jaw and a Columbian mammoth tusk. The state's diverse fossil record spans from ...