Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Smilodon : a short history of becoming the iconic sabertooth / H. Gregory McDonald -- 2. The phylogenetic context of Smilodon / Lars Werdelin and Therese Flink -- 3.

The sabertooth cat (Smilodon fatalis), one of the most iconic extinct mammal species, was likely to be a social animal, living and hunting like lions today, according to new scientific research. The ...

The extinct South American animal made us believe it was as fierce as a saber-tooth cat, but a new study suggests it was a mere scavenger. By Matt Kaplan Smilodon fatalis has its name for a reason.

Cringe. That's what most people do when they look at fossils of the impressive, eight-inch-long canines of the now extinct sabertooth tiger, Smilodon fatalis. But Frank Mendel, a UB anatomist, sees ...

Modern pantherine cats—such as leopards, tigers and lions—can roar because of a very specialized setup of small throat bones and ligaments that form part of their larynx, or voicebox. Now ...

A new genus and species of extinct saber-toothed cat has been found in Polk County, Fla., scientists say. The fossil, which is 5 million years old, is related to the well-known carnivorous predator ...

Saber-toothed cats are well-known for their long, blade-like fangs, but just what those teeth were used for remains a matter of debate among paleontologists. Some experts contend that saber-toothed ...