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Smilodon (californicus).It lived through the majority of the Pleistocene epoch. Smilodon had the longest teeth of any of the sabre-toothed cats, being around 28cm long in the largest subspecies. Seemingly in correlation with its long canines, its bite wasn’t as strong as some of the modern big cats. Apparently, the longer the canines, the weaker the bite. Smilodon would have only used its fragile canines to sever the blood and air supply to its prey once it had already been subdued by the cat’s immensely strong and robust body and forearms.

Smilodon (californicus).

It lived through the majority of the Pleistocene epoch. Smilodon had the longest teeth of any of the sabre-toothed cats, being around 28cm long in the largest subspecies. Seemingly in correlation with its long canines, its bite wasn’t as strong as some of the modern big cats. Apparently, the longer the canines, the weaker the bite.
Smilodon would have only used its fragile canines to sever the blood and air supply to its prey once it had already been subdued by the cat’s immensely strong and robust body and forearms.

#Pleistocene  #Smilodon  #fossil  #sabre toothed cats  
11 months ago on June 08, 2012 at 03:44am
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