(THE CONVERSATION) – The sabertooth cat is an Ice Age icon and emblem of strength, tenacity and intelligence. These animals shared the North American landscape with other large carnivores, including ...

Sabertooth cats make up a diverse group of long-toothed predators that roamed Africa around 6-7 million years ago, around the time that hominins—the group that includes modern humans—began to evolve.

A recent visit to a fossil collection in a South African quarry discovered two new species of sabertooth cats. Africa's sabertooth collection now includes 5.2 million-year-old feline fossils. Among ...

A computer-generated image of large saber-tooth cat in long grass Scientists have unearthed the remains of two never-before-seen species of saber-toothed cats that roamed Africa around 5.2 million ...

Discovered several years ago, this remarkably preserved saber-tooth cub is offering a rare glimpse into its species and life as it existed over 30,000 years ago. Reading time 3 minutes Six years ago, ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Researchers say that evidence of osteochondrosis dissecans in the ice age predators offers insights to how they went extinct. By Miriam Fauzia Some 50,000 to 10,000 years ago as ice sheets melted and ...

In what feels like something out of a movie, a prehistoric sabertooth cat skull has been found in Iowa, according to reports. Two professors at Iowa State University said they’ve made the discovery ...

Some 50,000 to 10,000 years ago as ice sheets melted and the planet warmed, around 100 species of gigantic animals started to disappear without a trace. Paleontologists have sought to understand ...