New research reveals why sabre-toothed predators evolved their deadly teeth
- Written by Tahlia Pollock, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Evans EvoMorph Laboratory, Monash University
Fossil reconstruction of Smilodon, one of the largest sabre-toothed cats ever to have lived. Mardoz/ShutterstockSabre teeth – the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon – represent one of the most extreme dental adaptations in nature. They evolved at least five times throughout mammalian history and...





