Animals Of The Stone Age: A List Of Stone Age Animals With Pictures & Facts
Smilodon
Smilodon
Where found: The Americas
One of the most famous stone age animals, Smilodon was a saber-toothed cat found in the Americas in the Pleistocene and early Holocene. Smilodon populator, a Smilodon species found in South America, may have been the largest ever member of the cat family Felidae ever to have lived.
Smilodon is also known as the saber-toothed tiger, although it is not closely-related to today's tiger.
The most distinctive feature of Smilodon was the pair of canine teeth that projected out of its mouth from the upper jaw. The canine teeth of Smilodon populator were 28 cm / 11 in length.
Smilodon hunted animals larger than itself, bringing them down with its powerful limbs and claws before delivering a death bite with its long canines.
Smilodon
Where found: The Americas
One of the most famous stone age animals, Smilodon was a saber-toothed cat found in the Americas in the Pleistocene and early Holocene. Smilodon populator, a Smilodon species found in South America, may have been the largest ever member of the cat family Felidae ever to have lived.
Smilodon is also known as the saber-toothed tiger, although it is not closely-related to today's tiger.
The most distinctive feature of Smilodon was the pair of canine teeth that projected out of its mouth from the upper jaw. The canine teeth of Smilodon populator were 28 cm / 11 in length.
Smilodon hunted animals larger than itself, bringing them down with its powerful limbs and claws before delivering a death bite with its long canines.
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18 January 2024
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