
Saber Toothed Cat


Smilodon Californicus, LaBrea Tar Pits Museum.
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Painting of Smilodon populator by Charles Knight, from the American Museum of Natural History, 1903.

Paleontologist James W. Lytle and a Saber-Toothed Cat.
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Saber-Toothed Cat Skeleton.

Smilodon Fatalis Artificial Restoration by Salvatore Rabito.
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Saber-Toothed Tiger Restoration by Erwin S. Christman, 1916. The American Museum journal
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The Great Sabre-Tooth Tiger, Smilodon. Restoration by Wolff.
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Saber Toothed Tiger
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THE HEAD OF SMILODON. OUTLINE RESTORATION To show the widely gaping jaw. By Charles. R. Knight. 1905.
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This is a 3d scan of a Smilodon skull model.
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The very first known Mammalian saber-tooth, Machaeroides from the upper Eocene.
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Saber Toothed Cat Hoplophoneus occidentalis. 1898.
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Rancho la Brea Tar Pool. Restoration by Charles. R. Knight for Amer. Mus. (N.Y.) mural decorations 9' by 12'. 1921.

Size comparison of Smilodon populator (green), S. fatalis (purple), and S. gracilis (orange) with modern human for scale.

Statues of saber-tooth tigers at La Brea Tar Pits Los Angeles, California. 1956.
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