Saber-Tooth Cat Skull Natural Replica
$400.00
It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals and the best known Saber-tooth Cat. Although commonly known as the Saber-toothed Tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats. Smilodon lived in the Americas during the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 Mya – 10,000 years ago).
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Description
Saber-Tooth Cat Skull Natural Replica measures 14 inches. Saber-Tooth Cat Skull Natural is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast. Made in USA. Smilodon fatalis is the scientific name. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). Cast of original specimen from The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC).
Saber-tooth Cat or Smilodon fatalis is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals, and the best known saber-tooth cat. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger. Saber-tooth Cat or Smilodon fatalis lived in the Americas during the Pleistocene epoch.
Saber-tooth Cat or Smilodon fatalis was around the size of modern lions, but was more robustly built. It had a reduced lumbar region, high scapula, short tail, and broad limbs with relatively short feet.
Smilodon is most famous for its relatively long canine teeth, which are the longest found in the saber-tooth, at about 11 in. long in the largest species, S. populator. Saber tooth canines were slender and had fine serrations on the front and back side. The skull was robustly proportioned and the muzzle was short and broad.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: †Machairodontinae
Genus: †Smilodon
Type species: Smilodon populator
Conservation Status: Extinct
Additional information
| Weight | 8 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 14 in |