When scientists brushed aside the dusty soil in 2022 to reveal a saber-toothed skull, they had no idea it would upend ...

Wikimedia CommonsIllustration of Smilodon populator, one of the biggest cats ever known, by Charles R. Knight. During the Pleistocene era some 11,700 years ago, South America was a hotbed of giant ...

Smilodon's sabre teeth Date: December 8, 2022 Source: University of Liege Summary: Researchers have tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct species of carnivore close to the extant ...

Smilodon's sabre teeth A study carried out by researchers of the Univeristy of Liège (BE) provides a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms of sabre-toothed carnivore bites ...