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Smilodon fatalis

Venezuela epaiva Offline
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Smilodons on the hunt
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New paper

Smilodon fatalis siblings reveal life history in a saber-toothed cat

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The saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis is known predominantly from “predator trap” deposits, which has made many aspects of its life history difficult to infer. Here, we describe an association of at least two subadult and one adult S. fatalis from Pleistocene coastal deposits in Ecuador. The assemblage likely derived from a catastrophic mass mortality event, and thereby provides insights into the behavior of the species. The presence of a P3 in the subadult dentaries suggests inheritance, a rare instance of familial relatedness in the fossil record. The siblings were at least two years old and were associated with an adult that was likely their mother, indicating prolonged parental care in S. fatalis. Comparison with the growth of pantherine cats suggests that S. fatalis had a unique growth strategy among big cats that combines a growth rate that is similar to a tiger and the extended growth period of a lion.
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They were really incredible animals with huge upper fangs 

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https://www.pnas.org/content/104/41/1601...gures-data

this was a study done on comparing the bite forces of an african lion and of a smilodon fatalis specimen, does anyone know the total skull length of the fatalis specimen S. fatalis AM F45779, i dont think it was more than 310 mm although i could be wrong
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Smilodon fatalis in Museo de Ciencias de Caracas, Venezuela 

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