Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first documented evidence that a particular species of saber-toothed cats used to live in what's now Iowa might help humanity ...

New biomechanical research shows Smilodon's legendary saber teeth came with a surprisingly weak bite — and reveals the real ...

Discovered several years ago, this remarkably preserved saber-tooth cub is offering a rare glimpse into its species and life as it existed over 30,000 years ago. Reading time 3 minutes Six years ago, ...

The recent discovery of a sabretooth cat skull in southwest Iowa is the first evidence the prehistoric predator once inhabited the state. The chance of finding any fossilized remains from a sabretooth ...

A mislabelled fossil, forgotten and sitting in a museum drawer for decades is actually more special than previously thought. The skull fossil belongs to an ancient species of saber-toothed cat that ...

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The newly discovered fossils, dating back to roughly 5 million years ago, could have implications for human bipedalism, researchers say. Reading time 3 minutes Paleontologists recently revisited a ...

Skeletal reconstruction of the Langebaanweg sabertooth, with highlighted elements to indicate the bones examined in this study. Adapted from Mauricio Antón (2013) Over five million years ago, before ...

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