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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…
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