When we think of prehistoric predators, one of the most iconic creatures that comes to mind is the saber-toothed tiger, scientifically known as Smilodon. Often depicted in popular media and ...

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, ...

Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of the extreme “saber-tooth” morphology. Current Biology , 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.059 Cite This Page : ...

Saber-toothed predators — such as the famous saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis — evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. Their unusual teeth were functionally optimal and highly ...

Sabre teeth can be ideal for puncturing the flesh of prey, which may explain why they evolved in different groups of mammals at least five times ...

Saber-toothed predators—best known from the infamous Smilodon—evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A study titled "Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of ...

A Canadian man has been arrested by Indian authorities at New Delhi’s airport after a crocodile skull was found in his luggage. The 32-year-old man, who was not named by authorities, was on his ...

A huge dinosaur skull found in southern China appears to belong to an entirely new species, according to a group of paleontologists that studied the specimen. Paleontologists found the fossilized ...

The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long. An enormous, extremely well preserved dinosaur skull unearthed in China ...

You can get in touch with Aristos by emailing a.georgiou@newsweek.com. Languages: English, Spanish A heap of skulls found in the center of a prehistoric village has revealed evidence of an unusual ...

A cutting-edge analysis of a skull found in Turkey in 1929 proves once and for all that it is not Arsinoë IV, Cleopatra's half sister. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...