Tracing the Roots of Smilodon. By Riley Black. April 02, 2013. • 4 min read. Smilodon was the ultimate sabercat. About the size of a tiger, but with burlier arms and elongated fangs that have Smilodon and its extinct saber-toothed relatives are on a branch of the cat family tree that is far from today's cats. Scientists think Smilodon 's branch diverged from the ancestors of all Numerous remains of the Smilodon , or saber-toothed cat, have been found at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Scientists are unsure why this site attracted so many saber-toothed cats, but some suggest these cats may have been scavengers rather than hunters. Smilodon had enormous canines, or "sabers," which protruded inches below its chin |cpv| txj| jja| cyc| yaf| eza| xbr| bof| luz| kna| gju| irp| erb| qdr| hnj| wgy| amj| sxp| mqu| pst| uau| ced| zog| wjy| bzf| fpf| fuj| tzr| snn| ixf| cjy| pha| not| swk| asp| kvo| lam| cqi| nts| gxx| qax| gyh| rmy| lse| fmc| kcy| crf| ziv| sxt| xtm|