Researchers have tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct species of carnivore close to the extant felines. Using high-precision 3D scans and simulation methods, the team has just revealed ...

The extinct South American animal made us believe it was as fierce as a saber-tooth cat, but a new study suggests it was a mere scavenger. By Matt Kaplan Smilodon fatalis has its name for a reason.

Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Smilodon : a short history of becoming the iconic sabertooth / H. Gregory McDonald -- 2. The phylogenetic context of Smilodon / Lars Werdelin and Therese Flink -- 3.

In the history of teeth, perhaps no tooth is as famous as the saber tooth. These long, blade-like canines seem almost perfectly optimized to kill prey. They've evolved at least five times in mammals, ...

As recently as 12,000 years ago, ancient humans shared the Earth with a monster unlike anything we know today — and it was even bigger and more terrifying than we first thought. The saber-tooth tiger ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Ice Age mammals loom large in our imagination ...

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 | Freelance ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. LiveScience A new genus and species of extinct saber-toothed cat has been found in Polk County, Fla., scientists say. The fossil, which ...

A team of researchers led by Narimane Chatar, a doctoral student at the EDDyLab of the University of Liège (Belgium), has tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct species of carnivore ...