The famous saber-tooth cat that lived in North America beginning about 2 million years ago survived by ambushing prey such as ...

A mislabelled fossil, forgotten and sitting in a museum drawer for decades is actually more special than previously thought.

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

"Those upper canines were extremely efficient but also break very easily." ...

Fossils tucked away in a museum drawer and identified merely as "feline" are actually from a very ancient and enigmatic saber ...

Sabertooth cats make up a diverse group of long-toothed predators that roamed Africa around 6–7 million years ago, around the time that hominins—the group that includes modern humans—began to evolve.

University of California, Berkeley researchers studying fossils found in a museum collection are now helping to clarify how ...

The sabertooth cat is an Ice Age icon and emblem of strength, tenacity and intelligence. These animals shared the North American landscape with other large carnivores, including short-faced bears, ...

INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY. WELL, SCIENTISTS FOUND A SABER TOOTHED CAT SKULL IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE STATE. THEY SAY IT’S THE FIRST EVIDENCE THAT THE PREDATOR ONCE LIVED IN IOWA. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 SEAN ...

A recent visit to a fossil collection in a South African quarry discovered two new species of sabertooth cats. Africa's sabertooth collection now includes 5.2 million-year-old feline fossils. Among ...

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 Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew G. Hill, Iowa State University (THE CONVERSATION) The sabertooth cat is an Ice ...