When we think of prehistoric predators, one of the most iconic creatures that comes to mind is the saber-toothed tiger, scientifically known as Smilodon. Often depicted in popular media and ...

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When we think of prehistoric predators, one of the most iconic creatures that comes to mind is the saber-toothed tiger, scientifically known as Smilodon. Often depicted in popular media and ...

A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability.

Well, this is a story of a celebrity animal. Researchers are asking, whatever happened to the saber-toothed tiger? Kids learn in school about those tigers with canine teeth - the long, pointy ones ...

In the history of teeth, perhaps no tooth is as famous as the saber tooth. These long, blade-like canines seem almost perfectly optimized to kill prey. They've evolved at least five times in ...

A new analysis suggests saber teeth were highly specialized for puncturing prey, ultimately at the cost of durability. Saber teeth in predators evolved many times. Did it lead to their extinction?

Saber-toothed predators—best known from the infamous Smilodon—evolved multiple times across different mammal groups. A study titled "Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of ...