Science
Saber-Toothed Tigers Had Unique Growth Strategy among Big Cats | Paleontology – Sci-News.com
Paleontologists from the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto have found and examined the fossilized remains of two subadult and one adult saber-toothed…
Paleontologists from the Royal Ontario Museum and the University of Toronto have found and examined the fossilized remains of two subadult and one adult saber-toothed tigers (Smilodon fatalis) — likely a mother and two adolescents — in the Pleistocene coastal deposits in Ecuador. Their results show that saber-toothed tigers had a unique growth strategy that combined a growth rate that is similar to a tiger and the extended growth period of a lion.
An artists impression of Smilodon fatalis. Image…
-
General23 hours agoWondering about winter | The Spectator Australia
-
General22 hours agoParents of Heidi, 3, remember ‘beautiful’ daughter killed in Ocean Grove crash
-
Noosa News20 hours agoThis 42-Kilometre Walking Trail on the NSW North Coast Weaves Through Ancient Rainforest, Volcanic Mountains and Spectacular Waterfalls
-
Noosa News22 hours agoJane Bunn weather: Cyclone Errol forms as effects of Alfred still felt across Queensland