A 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.

2024年11月18日 · While searching for mammoth tusks in eastern Siberia, scavengers found a rare ice mummy along the banks of the Badyarikha River. One of the many treasures to be unearthed in Siberia, the finding...

2024年12月26日 · Sabre-toothed cat, any of the extinct catlike carnivores belonging to either the extinct family Nimravidae or the subfamily Machairodontinae of the cat family (Felidae). Named for the pair of elongated bladelike canine teeth in their upper jaw, they are often called sabre-toothed tigers or sabre-toothed lions.

2023年6月29日 · Evolution has a fondness for saber-toothed creatures. Time and again, animals with elongated canine teeth have roamed the planet. The ferocious Smilodon of the Ice Age is among the most famous: a...

2016年3月23日 · Here's a look at 12 living and extinct saber-toothed animals. The musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) is one of the few saber-toothed animals living today. But it doesn't use its long canines for...

2020年1月20日 · Saber-toothed cats represent a group of fearsome predators that went extinct roughly 12,000 years ago. They are one of the most recognizable megafaunas thanks to their long, curved canine...

2017年3月5日 · Saber-toothed cats (Smilodon fatalis), also known as the saber-toothed tigers or simply smilodons, are some of the most iconic ice age animals. Their claims to fame are their oversized canine teeth, which could reach up to seven to eight inches (17-20 centimeters) long!

2025年1月9日 · Predators have evolved sabre teeth many times during the history of life – and we now have a better idea why these teeth develop as they do. Sabre teeth have very specific characteristics: they...

2023年5月26日 · Appearing in the middle Permian, these mammal relatives evolved from small, cat-sized animals into much larger bear-like forms as they adapted to become apex predators. As part of their evolution, gorgonopsians became the first known sabre-tooths.

Saber-toothed cats, with their long, daggerlike canines protruding from the sides of their mouths, are one of the most iconic "Ice Age" mammals in North America. Many people think of the "saber-toothed tiger," but many species of saber-toothed cats have lived during the past 40 million years.