Nimravides and the Metailurini. It sounds like a rock band, but these were once two real and very different types of long-fanged big cat
Repost: The “Other Sabertooths”
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Category: Sabertoothed cats
The Sabertooths, Part 7: Extinction
Why did sabertoothed cats go extinct? Easy. More sabercats died than were born.
How did it happen? Ah, well – that’s not quite so straightforward.
The Sabertooths, Part 5: Smilodon and Homotherium
The most advanced cats ever – Homotherium, Megantereon, and Smilodon – are prowling around, forcing the ancestors of modern cats to keep a low profile, and you and I are at a crossroads. A series on sabercats must go in one of two different directions at this point.
The Sabertooths, Part 4: The First Sabertoothed Cats
The early history of the two major saber-cat tribes – the Smilodontini and the Homotheriini – isn’t well understood yet. Paleontologists want to know more about it, because these terrifyingly beautiful predators were the most advanced cats that have ever walked the Earth.
The Sabertooths, Part 3: Sabertooths Down Through Time
Sabertoothed cats are only the most recent in a long line of sabertoothed predators.
The Sabertooths, Part 2: Saberteeth
Saberteeth are extra-long, extra-flat upper fangs. No modern cats have them, but extinct sabercats Smilodon and Homotherium each had a unique sabertooth shape.
