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Bookmark or Share- Sabre-toothed cat | Size, Extinction, & Facts | BritannicaThe most widely known genus of sabre-toothed cats is Smilodon, the “sabre-toothed tiger.” A large, short-limbed cat that lived in North and South America during the Pleistocene Epoch, it was about the size of the modern African lion (Panthera leo) and represents the peak of sabre-tooth evolution.
- Smilodon - WikipediaAlthough commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats, belonging to the extinct subfamily Machairodontinae, with an estimated date of divergence from the ancestor of living cats around 20 million years ago.
- Saber-Toothed Tiger - A-Z AnimalsThe most prominent feature of the saber-toothed tiger was its long, sharp, canine teeth. Find out more about this now-extinct creature. Toggle Navigation Main Menu
- Saber-toothed predator - WikipediaA saber-tooth (alternatively spelled sabre-tooth) is any member of various extinct groups of predatory therapsids, predominantly carnivoran mammals, that are characterized by long, curved saber-shaped canine teeth which protruded from the mouth when closed.
- Saber Tooth Tiger - Facts and Beyond - Biology DictionaryThe sabre tooth tiger is one of the most widely known species of sabre toothed cats from the genus Smilodon. The sabre tooth tiger was found across North and South America during the Pleistocene Epoch. It went extinct approximately 10,000 years ago.
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