Ancient Saber-Toothed Cat Fossil Discovered
Phys.org1 min read59 words
Fossils tucked away in a museum drawer and identified merely as "feline" are actually from a very ancient and enigmatic saber-toothed cat that inhabited North America more than 5 million years ago. Newly identified by a UC Berkeley paleontologist, the nearly complete skull helps clarify how these large-fanged felines evolved over millennia before going extinct about 10,000 years ago.
🤖 AI-generated content — This article was automatically summarised from public RSS feeds by AutoBrief. Verify important information with the original source.