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The Saber-Toothed Tiger
2500000 BCE
Animals

The Saber-Toothed Tiger

The prehistoric predator with elongated canine teeth.

Natural historyExtinct

The saber-toothed "tiger" (often referring to Smilodon) was a prehistoric predator known for its elongated upper canine teeth. It lived during the Pleistocene, was a formidable carnivore of the Americas, and went extinct in prehistory.

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Pleistocene (Ice Age era)A prehistoric predator
PleistoceneDistinctive teeth
PleistoceneLife in the Americas
PleistoceneAmong the megafauna
End of the Ice AgeChanging world
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