Known as the saber-toothed tiger, Smilodon was a formidable predator with long, dagger-like canine teeth. These Ice Age cats roamed the Americas and coexisted with early humans, who likely feared ...

The 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 ...

A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability.